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  2. Thirteenth grade - Wikipedia

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    Thirteenth grade, grade thirteen, or super senior year is the final year of secondary school in some jurisdictions. In some locales, receiving a high school diploma or equivalent is compulsory. In others, receiving a high school diploma is not required but may be a prerequisite to enrolling in certain post-secondary institutions .

  3. Secondary education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Grades in American schools range from A (90% to 100%) to F (59% and below), excluding E. To pass a class and receive a credit for it, students usually need to receive a grade between A to D, or 100% to 60%. F, or 59% and below would be failing and students wouldn't receive credit for the class.

  4. High school in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This was known as "eighth grade school". After 1900, some cities began to establish high schools, primarily for middle class whites. In the 1930s roughly one fourth of the US population still lived and worked on farms and few rural Southerners of either race went beyond the 8th grade until after 1945 .

  5. List of secondary education systems by country - Wikipedia

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    The high school from the former system will now be called junior high school, grade 7 (age 12–13) – grade 10 (age 15–16), while senior high school will be for grade 11 (age 16–17) – grade 12 (age 17–18) in the new educational system. The senior high school will serve as a specialized upper secondary education where students may ...

  6. American students’ reading skills are at their lowest level ...

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    Reading skills for eighth-graders hit their lowest level since testing began in 1992. Levels for fourth-graders were also near record lows as educators struggle to keep students engaged in a post ...

  7. Grading systems by country - Wikipedia

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    The Bad (1.00) grade is mostly obsolete and rarely given; some official electronic documents do not even permit it to be entered. Roughly, the Bulgarian grade system can be equated to the American one like the following: 6=A, 5=B, 4=C, 3=D, and 2=F. Also, in accordance with the Australian system, 6=HD, 5=D, 4=Cr, 3=P, and 2=F.

  8. Today is Friday the 13th. Why do people consider it to be an ...

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    Today is Friday the 13th, and in the same way that many people avoid walking under a ladder, breaking a mirror or even crossing paths with a black cat, those who consider themselves to be ...

  9. Sex education in America gets a failing grade, according to ...

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    Today, that fight continues, says Slaybaugh, pointing to the many battles playing out in classrooms and courtrooms, including over abortion rights, as being connected.