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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jan-28
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Study Probes Enrollment "Bulge" in 9th Grade
Viadero, Debra
Education Week, v23 n20 p1, 16 Jan 2004
Three decades of mounting academic and testing requirements are snagging growing numbers of students in the 9th grade. "The bulge" is the name education researchers give to the percentage increase in students in the 9th grade over the same period. This article reports on factors that might explain the growing 9th grade bottleneck and sliding graduation rates.
Descriptors: Grade 9, Graduation Rate, Secondary Schools, Grade 10, Academic Failure, Achievement Tests, Grade Repetition, Administrative Principles, High Risk Students, Enrollment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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