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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A's are on the rise in report cards, but SAT scores struggle
https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/485787001[/quote]

According to this Washington Post article, in MCPS, after they changed their grading policy in 2016-2017 (which resulted in grade inflation), [b]approximately 32-40 percent of kids get A's in core subjects, and approximately 30 percent of kids get B's in the core subjects[/b][u].

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/boe/meetings/memorandum/180808%20Stu%20Perform%20Chg%20Grade%20Pol%2006-25-18-04%20BD.PDF
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/as-as-surge-md-leader-pushes-to-stay-the-course-study-possible-grade-inflation/2018/12/31/0a2e46ce-f9ba-11e8-863c-9e2f864d47e7_story.html#comments-wrapper

If 32-40 percent of kids get A's, that's a lot of kids.  B's can still be respectable, particularly depending on the school.  OP said that her DS went to an independent school, which might give out more B's than certain public schools.  (At least my DD's independent school does not give A's easily.)[/quote]

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