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Ending social promotion without leaving children behind : the case of New York City /

Many states and school districts are implementing test-based requirements for promotion at key transitional points in students' schooling careers, thus ending the practice of "social promotion" - promoting students who have failed to meet academic standards and requirements for that...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McCombs, Jennifer Sloan, 1970-
Corporate Authors: Rand Education (Institute), New York (N.Y.). Department of Education
Other Authors: Kirby, Sheila Nataraj, 1946-, Mariano, Louis T.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2009.
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series.
Subjects:
Promotion (School) > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
Grade repetition > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
Grade repetition > Psychological aspects.
Grade repetition > Social aspects.
Problem youth > New York (State) > New York > Evaluation > Case studies.
School failure > New York (State) > New York > Prevention > Case studies.
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Call Number: LB3063 .M285 2009
 
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