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Gastright, Joseph F. – 1989
A study focused on promotion/retention policies, retention rates, and the problems/objectives associated with their implementation. Thirty-three of the 43 members of the Council of the Great City Schools responded to a survey that measured three demographic characteristics: the percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch; the…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Repetition