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North Carolina Early Grade Retention in the Age of Accountability
Author(s): Diane Early, Mary Bushnell, Richard Clifford, Engin Konanc, Kelly Maxwell, Sharon Palsha, Lucy Roberts
Report , 4
pages
Published 2003
Description:
With increased accountability pressures, early childhood leaders across North Carolina are concerned with grade retention in early elementary school. Often, the choice seems to be between retaining children who are not succeeding or passing them on to the next grade with their peers. The purposes of this brief are to highlight trends in retention in kindergarten through third grade in North Carolina and to discuss the implications of and alternatives to this practice.
Project: Partners in Research Forum
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