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Underperforming Indiana third graders who are held back show significant progress for the next five years, a research study has found. The study examined data from 2011-12 to 2016-17 and found that students who were retained in third grade scored about 18 points higher in English language arts and math in fourth grade than low-performing […]
Third-grade retention can increase the reading and math scores of struggling students, with positive effects lasting into middle school, according to new research released Thursday.
Holding back struggling readers in elementary school can yield benefits that extend in surprising directions, a recently released study suggests. In addition to improving academic performance for targeted students, the authors determine that younger siblings in the same families also see greater success in school in subsequent years. The study, circulated as a working paper […]
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Statistics suggest the Third Grade Reading Guarantee is not working and that punishing children for reading problems by holding them back doesn't actually help them learn to read. Some education experts argue that significantly higher state investments in quality early-childhood education are needed instead.. But some lawmakers balk at discarding this key metric. What does the Editorial Board Roundtable say?