Harvard votes to cap A grades at 20 percent to fight inflation and shake elite education

The A grade cap could reshape grading at top schools

Harvard faculty are voting on a proposal to limit A grades to just 20% of students, targeting grade inflation and what supporters call declining standards. The debate is also fueled by outside political attention. Students oppose the idea, warning it will raise stress and discourage professors from offering rigorous coursework—an approach that could spread to other elite universities.