Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose received a grade bump from a D to a C the last semester of high school, sources told the Chicago Sun-Times. A 2008 report by the inspector general of Chicago Public Schools states some students benefited from temporary grade inflation after graduation in June 2007 and sources said Rose was among four basketball players at Simeon High School to benefit from the changes on transcripts sent to colleges, the Sun-Times reported Friday. CPS Inspector General James Sullivan declined to discuss the specifics of the case, but said the investigation did not result in any disciplinary measures. It's still a mystery who did this,'' Sullivan said.

By Milliron, Valerie C ABSTRACT: The values that younger (Millennial) versus older (non- Millennial) students express in choosing a class are contrasted with the skills and attitudes they need to compete.

By JACK GILLUM; ANDREA RIVERA STAR INVESTIGATION High marks don't mirror often lower AIMS results Students in Amphitheater Public Schools fail classes less often than their colleagues in many Tucson-area districts, but may not deserve their high marks, an Arizona Daily Star investigation found.

By JACK GILLUM; ANDREA RIVERA; GEORGE B SaNCHEZ; JAMAR YOUNGER STAR INVESTIGATION: SCHOOLS PROMOTE STUDENTS DESPITE WIDESPREAD FAILURE Taxpayers ultimately shoulder cost in terms of remedial ed, a work force with weak skills More than a quarter of middle and high schools in the Tucson area's largest districts are awarding passing grades students may not be earning, an Arizona Daily Star investigation found.

By Benjamin, Ernst Washington-based higher education associations have derailed efforts by the Department of Education to require standardized outcomes assessment of undergraduate education similar to that imposed on the schools and have almost persuaded Congress to protect institutional autonomy.