Grade inflation has commanded increasing attention in the academic world in recent years, with administrators, faculty, and academic analysts unable to agree on whether grade inflation actually exists or is a myth to be debunked. This Digest reviews research in support of and against the existence of grade inflation. A statistical analysis report by the U.S. Department of Education found that student grades have actually declined slightly over the last 20 years, but other researchers have found evidence supporting the existence of grade inflation and have linked it with various causes. (SLD)