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  "id": 17247197,
  "title": "Grades are not comparable across schools in Sweden, says researcher",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/grades-are-not-comparable-across-schools-in-sweden-says-researcher",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-30T15:40:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-grades-schools-sweden.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Grades from compulsory school determine which pupils are accepted into popular upper secondary programs. A new thesis from Uppsala University shows that pupils at for-profit independent schools have, on average, higher grades than would statistically be expected given their backgrounds. The findings suggest that grading is more generous in independent schools and that the differences in grades…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}