Effects
of Kindergarten Retention Policy on Children's Cognitive Growth
in Reading and Mathematics - by Guanglei Hong , Ontario
Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto,
and Stephen W. Raudenbush, University of Michigan - Published
in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Fall 2005
Position Statement on Student Grade Retention and Social
Promotion, National Association of School Psychologists
Grade
Retention - Achievement and Mental Health Outcomes - National
Association of School Psychologists
The
Grade Retention Fallacy - The Civil Rights Project, Harvard
University - "Research tells us that fear and humiliation
are not the strongest motivators for struggling students."
Two
Wrong Solutions - American Federation of Teachers
Finding
Alternatives to Failure: Can States End Social Promotion and
Reduce Retention Rates? - Southern Regional Education Board
Of
Primary Interest - Published Cooperatively by the Colorado
Department of Education, Iowa Department of Education, Missouri
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Montana Office
of Public Instruction, Nebraska Department of Education
