Does a GPA rise really reflect better learning?

Does a GPA rise really reflect better learning? High school students have been receiving increasingly better grades, but according to according toprep.1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.2. In keeping with: according to instructions.3. the Associated Press Associated Press:see news agency. Associated Press (AP)Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. . it could be the result of inflated marks due to added pressure on teachers and students to produce top-notch results. Although more students are taking challenging math and science courses, according to a sample done by the U.S. Department of Education. a federal test for high school seniors showed math and science scores beginning to decline in 2000. The rise in GPA GPAabbr.grade point averageNoun 1. GPA - a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted is not consistent with gains in SAT and ACT scores either. As a result, colleges have been placing less emphasis on GPA.