Why Is There No E in the A-F Grading Scale?

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Some schools do hand out E letter grades instead of an F, but they are in the minority. A majority of schools in the United States, particularly beyond primary age, give grades of A, B, C, D, or F.

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Sources:

http://mentalfloss.com/article/24960/how-come-you-never-got-e-school
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2010/08/e_is_for_fail.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/17/AR2005101701565.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_grading_in_the_United_States
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/06/illiteracy-rate_n_3880355.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/31/education-in-america_n_3849110.html

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