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Direct linkMatthew F. Larsen; Jon Valant – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Debates about grade retention weigh the academic benefits of remediation against its social and psychological costs. Louisiana adopted a retention policy aimed at capturing these benefits while mitigating the harm. It used test score thresholds to distinguish between retention in grade 8, promotion to grade 9, and a grade "8.5" where…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Grade Repetition, College Graduates, Educational Policy
Download full textDeutsch, Jonah; Johnson, Matthew; Gill, Brian – Mathematica, 2020
In partnership with the Louisiana Department of Education and through a grant from the Walton Family Foundation, Mathematica conducted a study that measured each Louisiana public high school's promotion power, which is a school's effect on the long-term success of its students as indicated by high school graduation, college or career readiness,…
Descriptors: High Schools, Public Schools, Success, Outcomes of Education
