diff --git a/cms/static/sass/_base.scss b/cms/static/sass/_base.scss
index 59d487d660..bd889cef50 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/_base.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/_base.scss
@@ -149,6 +149,14 @@ h1 {
       color: $gray-d2;
       font-weight: 600;
     }
+
+    p {
+      margin: 0 0 $baseline 0;
+
+      &:last-child {
+        margin-bottom: 0;
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/cms/templates/settings.html b/cms/templates/settings.html
index e15edf3f3b..cec27693dc 100644
--- a/cms/templates/settings.html
+++ b/cms/templates/settings.html
@@ -205,7 +205,9 @@ from contentstore import utils
     <aside class="content-supplementary" role="complimentary">
      <div class="bit">
         <h3 class="title-3">How will these settings be used</h3>
-        <p>Your course's schedule settings determine when students can enroll in and begin a course as well as when the course. Additionally, details provided on this page are also used in edX's catalog of courses, which new and returning students use to choose new courses to study.</p>
+        <p>Your course's schedule settings determine when students can enroll in and begin a course as well as when the course.</p>
+
+        <p>Additionally, details provided on this page are also used in edX's catalog of courses, which new and returning students use to choose new courses to study.</p>
       </div>
 
       <div class="bit">
diff --git a/cms/templates/settings_graders.html b/cms/templates/settings_graders.html
index aeabcec11f..0e5b9df8af 100644
--- a/cms/templates/settings_graders.html
+++ b/cms/templates/settings_graders.html
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ from contentstore import utils
     <aside class="content-supplementary" role="complimentary">
       <div class="bit">
         <h3 class="title-3">How will these settings be used</h3>
-        <p>Your grading settings will be used to calculate students grades and performance. Overall grade range will be used in students' final grades, which are calculated by the weighting you determine for each custom assignment type.</p>
+        <p>Your grading settings will be used to calculate students grades and performance.</p>
+
+        <p>Overall grade range will be used in students' final grades, which are calculated by the weighting you determine for each custom assignment type.</p>
       </div>
 
       <div class="bit">