Because of this, Singer argued,meritocracy on its own does not produce a society that gives equal consideration to everyone’s interests. First, he notes, grade inflation has resulted in a huge increase in the number of applicants with perfect, 4.0, averages. More important, grade inflation is most prevalent at predominately white middle and upper-middle-class schools. DeBoer cites research showing that:Whiter schools, more affluent schools, and private schools are all seeing far more grade inflation than higher minority, poorer, and public schools. In fact, public schools have seen little grade inflation; the problem is rampant in private schools, where grades are inflating at three times the rate of public.

Source: New York Times June 12, 2019 09:56 UTC