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.
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The disruption to K-12 education caused by the coronavirus pandemic may have major academic consequences, especially for low-income children.
If you’re an eight-year-old living in Charleston, South Carolina, you’re soon going to need to study extra hard at reading. The US state has joined in with a policy trend across the country that links…
Students who are held back a year in school or who are older than average for their grade have long been known to be more likely to misbehave and to be suspended from school. But what’s not been clear…
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Professor of Education, Furman University
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Director, North Carolina Education Research Data Center, Associate Director, Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University
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Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Teaching and Leadership, University of North Dakota
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Associate Professor of Education Foundations & Research, University of North Dakota