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Greene, Jay P.; Winters, Marcus A. – Center for Civic Innovation, 2006
Social promotion has long been the normal practice in American schools. Critics of this practice, whereby students are promoted to the next grade regardless of academic preparation, have suggested that students would benefit academically if they were made to repeat a grade. Supporters of social promotion claim that retaining students disrupts them…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Research Design, Researchers, Standardized Tests