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UK scrap exam grading system that surprises students, parents

LONDON – In a U-turn after days of criticism, the British government on Monday scrapped an exam grading policy that was introduced to deprive thousands of graduates of secondary school – especially minor disadvantages – from places at universities. Roger Taylor, chairman of UK Exam regulator Ofqual, said the use …

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Lawyers want 2 months in prison for Loughlin, 5 for man

Federal prosecutors on Monday recommended that Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli, a famous couple in the unraveling of a widespread misdemeanor of the college strings’ admission process, be sentenced to two and five months in prison respectively. The request was in line with a deal reached by the U.S. Attorney’s …

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