>That's literally what it implies. The curve was relaxed. It became easier to meet the standard of a minimum pass grade for a given level of performance. A cur

>That's literally what it implies. The curve was relaxed. It became easier to meet the standard of a minimum pass grade for a given level of performance. A curve can be shifted without changing the standards for passing the class. Eg the original curve allowed only for 5% of the students to get A's while the new curve allows 10%. You can get that additional 5% by shifting B's, C's, and D's upward which doesn't change the cutoff for failing with an F. >Curves by definition bring up the grades of those who perform worse Curves can also drag down students who are performing at a high level. If 10% of the class has performance deserving of A's but the curve says only 5% of the class can have an A, then some group is getting B's instead.