The practice of holding kids back a grade is becoming a more popular solution to address low achievement scores. But research suggests it often does more harm than good for students.
- Associate Professor of Education Foundations & Research, University of North Dakota
As the nation marks the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board, one of its most significant side effects − the large-scale loss of Black teachers − continues to affect America’s schools.
A historian of education policy says the dramatic drop in history test scores among the nation’s eighth graders was a predictable result.
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