/grade-retention Grade Retention en-US 2021 (c) °ÄĂĹĹÜą·ÂŰĚł Mon, 12 Aug 2024 20:07:02 GMT /teaching-learning/why-do-literacy-retention-policies-target-3rd-grade/2024/08 Literacy-related retention policies typically hold back students at the end of 3rd grade. Education experts offer insights into why. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 20:07:02 GMT /teaching-learning/why-do-literacy-retention-policies-target-3rd-grade/2024/08 /teaching-learning/theres-a-cost-to-holding-back-struggling-readers-see-how-much/2024/03 A new study calculates the cost to students and districts of "read by grade 3" policies. Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:07:09 GMT /teaching-learning/theres-a-cost-to-holding-back-struggling-readers-see-how-much/2024/03 /leadership/keeping-younger-students-back-a-grade-shows-benefits-over-time-study-finds/2023/10 New longitudinal research shows reading and math benefits for retaining younger students who need more time. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 21:14:01 GMT /leadership/keeping-younger-students-back-a-grade-shows-benefits-over-time-study-finds/2023/10 /teaching-learning/3rd-grade-reading-retention-why-the-research-is-complicated/2023/08 Retention laws are common—about half of the states in the country have a policy. They’re also controversial. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 21:00:52 GMT /teaching-learning/3rd-grade-reading-retention-why-the-research-is-complicated/2023/08 /events/webinar/reading-and-retention-mandates-is-it-effective Learn how states are overhauling how reading is taught, and why one component—holding back students who aren’t reading on grade level—is among the most controversial requirements. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 18:50:11 GMT /events/webinar/reading-and-retention-mandates-is-it-effective /leadership/the-sibling-effect-how-retaining-struggling-readers-impacts-brothers-and-sisters/2023/08 A 2002 Florida law that requires struggling readers to repeat a grade also affected their siblings, a study finds. Wed, 09 Aug 2023 21:33:17 GMT /leadership/the-sibling-effect-how-retaining-struggling-readers-impacts-brothers-and-sisters/2023/08 /leadership/3rd-grade-reading-retention-three-recent-developments/2023/04 New research on the impact of retention is complicating states' approaches to retaining 3rd graders who aren't yet proficient. Fri, 28 Apr 2023 19:40:58 GMT /leadership/3rd-grade-reading-retention-three-recent-developments/2023/04 /teaching-learning/michigans-3rd-grade-retention-law-held-back-more-black-and-low-income-students/2023/04 Parents' advocacy and ability to navigate exemptions might explain the difference, new research finds. Fri, 14 Apr 2023 22:15:37 GMT /teaching-learning/michigans-3rd-grade-retention-law-held-back-more-black-and-low-income-students/2023/04 /leadership/what-does-research-say-about-grade-retention-a-few-key-studies-to-know/2022/11 Does holding students back help or hurt them in the long run? Wed, 02 Nov 2022 20:59:19 GMT /leadership/what-does-research-say-about-grade-retention-a-few-key-studies-to-know/2022/11 /teaching-learning/third-grade-reading-retention-is-back-should-it-be/2022/10 Does requiring struggling students to repeat 3rd grade lead to better reading results? It's complicated. Fri, 21 Oct 2022 21:40:16 GMT /teaching-learning/third-grade-reading-retention-is-back-should-it-be/2022/10 /teaching-learning/pandemic-prompts-some-states-to-pass-struggling-3rd-graders/2021/06 As families wrestle with online learning, a pandemic economy and mental health difficulties, some states are delaying 3rd grade retention. Mon, 07 Jun 2021 20:53:54 GMT /teaching-learning/pandemic-prompts-some-states-to-pass-struggling-3rd-graders/2021/06 /leadership/how-to-help-students-recover-from-a-broken-year What schools do to help students bounce back from stress, trauma, and disrupted schooling—and whether retention helps or hurts kids. Mon, 24 May 2021 19:31:42 GMT /leadership/how-to-help-students-recover-from-a-broken-year /leadership/tens-of-thousands-of-students-may-have-to-repeat-a-grade-should-they/2021/05 The prospect of a spike in retentions flies in the face of a broad-based consensus that moving students ahead is usually more effective. Mon, 24 May 2021 19:31:19 GMT /leadership/tens-of-thousands-of-students-may-have-to-repeat-a-grade-should-they/2021/05 /teaching-learning/why-schools-are-not-holding-students-back-to-address-covid-19-learning-loss/2020/06 District leaders cite evidence that retention doesn’t improve academic outcomes, and argue that holding large groups of students back will disproportionately hurt students of color and kids from low-income families. Thu, 18 Jun 2020 23:52:35 GMT /teaching-learning/why-schools-are-not-holding-students-back-to-address-covid-19-learning-loss/2020/06 /policy-politics/third-grade-retention-of-ells-new-research-sparks-furor/2019/03 New research that suggests struggling English-learners could benefit from repeating 3rd grade is drawing strong pushback from scholars. Wed, 06 Mar 2019 02:06:03 GMT /policy-politics/third-grade-retention-of-ells-new-research-sparks-furor/2019/03 /teaching-learning/opinion-dont-be-too-quick-to-retain-english-language-learners/2019/02 The researchers behind a splashy new study join two policy experts to urge great caution before holding back ELLs. Fri, 01 Mar 2019 02:07:03 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-dont-be-too-quick-to-retain-english-language-learners/2019/02 /teaching-learning/redshirting-debate-just-got-new-fuel-with-adhd-study/2018/11 A study has shown more diagnoses of ADHD among kindergarten students who start school just before a Sept. 1 school enrollment cutoff date. Thu, 29 Nov 2018 22:28:57 GMT /teaching-learning/redshirting-debate-just-got-new-fuel-with-adhd-study/2018/11 /teaching-learning/3rd-grade-reading-retention-a-closer-look-at-north-carolinas-literacy-law/2015/10 Nearly 14 percent of 3rd graders in North Carolina were "retained" last year for not meeting reading proficiency standards—but the numbers are more complicated than they seem. Fri, 16 Oct 2015 20:03:46 GMT /teaching-learning/3rd-grade-reading-retention-a-closer-look-at-north-carolinas-literacy-law/2015/10 /teaching-learning/should-3rd-grade-be-the-pivot-point-for-early-reading/2015/05 New research calls into question the widespread practice of retaining students in 3rd grade based on their reading proficiency. Mon, 11 May 2015 18:03:06 GMT /teaching-learning/should-3rd-grade-be-the-pivot-point-for-early-reading/2015/05 /teaching-learning/early-grades-crucial-in-path-to-reading-proficiency/2015/01 States press to ensure that students from kindergarten on get the literacy support they need to meet 3rd grade reading milestones. Sat, 03 Jan 2015 06:06:37 GMT /teaching-learning/early-grades-crucial-in-path-to-reading-proficiency/2015/01 /education/nationwide-grade-retention-rates-have-dropped-new-study-finds/2014/12 A new study found that nationwide, the rate of students repeating a grade due to a lack of academic progress has declined from 2005 to 2010. Thu, 11 Dec 2014 21:27:00 GMT /education/nationwide-grade-retention-rates-have-dropped-new-study-finds/2014/12 /leadership/districts-weigh-student-retention-with-stigma-of-being-held-back/2014/08 Many districts, including Los Angeles Unified, are not on board with a national push to end social promotion, and instead use mastery of material to determine whether students should move to the next grade. Tue, 19 Aug 2014 15:31:55 GMT /leadership/districts-weigh-student-retention-with-stigma-of-being-held-back/2014/08 /policy-politics/opinion-holding-kids-back-doesnt-help-them/2014/05 At a time when more states are moving to retain struggling students in lower grades, research shows that such efforts are counterproductive, Deborah Stipek and Michael Lombardo say. Tue, 20 May 2014 22:58:20 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-holding-kids-back-doesnt-help-them/2014/05 /teaching-learning/opinion-how-serious-are-we-about-early-learning/2012/10 Children need a serious commitment from schools and policymakers to support early-learning efforts, Barbara O'Brien writes. Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:44:29 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-how-serious-are-we-about-early-learning/2012/10 /leadership/opinion-really-joel-klein/2008/03 NYC's Panel for Education Policy voted tonight to require 8th graders to score above level 1 on reading and math tests and pass core courses in order to be promoted. Meanwhile, last week Joel Klein wanted to invest a hypothetical billionaire's bling in a research institute - "There are two things that I would do with this money. One, I would try to set up a national institute for educational policy that does serious research. This is an industry in which there are so many myths, and that’s because there are such large gaps in our knowledge right now." Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:29:37 GMT /leadership/opinion-really-joel-klein/2008/03 /leadership/opinion-social-promotion-rap-up/2008/01 Yo yo yoWord up to Dan Brown Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:02:57 GMT /leadership/opinion-social-promotion-rap-up/2008/01 /leadership/opinion-guest-post-the-misleading-specter-of-social-promotion/2008/01 Let's give it up for guest blogger Dan Brown, the author of the Bronx teacher memoir, “The Great Expectations School: A Rookie Year in the New Blackboard Jungle.” You can email him at danbrownteacher@gmail.com. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:18:54 GMT /leadership/opinion-guest-post-the-misleading-specter-of-social-promotion/2008/01 /policy-politics/king-nears-d-day-who-moves-on-who-stays-back/2008/01 Midyear at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School brings an intense focus on students’ reading skills and readiness for Louisiana’s high-stakes exams. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:52:13 GMT /policy-politics/king-nears-d-day-who-moves-on-who-stays-back/2008/01 /leadership/student-retention/2007/10 Students retained for a year under Florida’s test-based promotion policy slightly outperformed students with similar test scores who were promoted to the next grade in previous years, according to a study. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:43:52 GMT /leadership/student-retention/2007/10