Listen in on the debate about grade retention. Angela, Robin and Abby discuss the documented pros and cons and debate the trends and impact post COVID.
Grade Retention Post COVID 19: Evidence Based Guidance, UCONN School of Education, October 2021
Alternatives to Grade Retention by Linda Darling Hammond for the School Superintendent's Association
History of the Debate and Research (this issue has been around a long time)
Research Roundup on Retention from 2008 published by ASCD
Is Retaining Students in the Early Grades Self Defeating? 2012 Brookings Report
When Kids are Held Back, Gains Can Follow - Harvard Graduate School of Education 2017
Massachusetts Retention Data 2022
MASC - promotion and retention of students
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