Author, who is the President of the University of Michigan, discusses the principal change in the grading system in recent years - pass-fail grading. (Author/RK)

The article describes a recent survey by a committee of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), which attempted to determine the current attitudes of various private schools toward pass/fail grading. While there have been no concrete results as yet, the committee will continue to gather information. (Author/JB)

A variety of opinions from headmasters of schools and admissions officers of colleges were cited as evidence for the practice of continuing usage of grades as indicators for evaluating student progress. (RK)