{
  "id": 2368096,
  "title": "Balancing act continues as Leaving Cert grades drop back by an average of just over 1%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/balancing-act-continues-as-leaving-cert-grades-drop-back-by-an",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T11:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Irish Times",
    "slug": "the-irish-times",
    "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/21/balancing-act-continues-as-leaving-cert-grades-drop-back-by-an-average-of-just-over-1/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Timelines for fully removing pandemic-related post-marking adjustment will continue to be informed by the 2026 experience",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}