Ending social promotion without leaving children behind : the case of New York City /

Many states and school districts are implementing test-based requirements for promotion at key transitional points in students' schooling careers, thus ending the practice of "social promotion" - promoting students who have failed to meet academic standards and requirements for that g...

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Main Author:	McCombs, Jennifer Sloan, 1970-
Corporate Authors:	Rand Education (Institute), New York (N.Y.). Department of Education
Other Authors:	Kirby, Sheila Nataraj, 1946-, Mariano, Louis T.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2009.
Series:	Rand Corporation monograph series
Subjects:	Promotion (School) > New York (State) > New York > Case studies. Grade repetition > New York (State) > New York > Case studies. Grade repetition > Psychological aspects. Grade repetition > Social aspects. At-risk youth > New York (State) > New York > Evaluation > Case studies. School failure > New York (State) > New York > Prevention > Case studies. School failure. Grade repetition. Promotion (School) New York (State) > New York. Case studies.

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