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Direct linkSchwerdt, Guido; West, Martin R.; Winters, Marcus A. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2017
Many American states require that students lacking basic reading proficiency after third grade be retained and remediated. We exploit a discontinuity in retention probabilities under Florida's test-based promotion policy to study its effects on student outcomes through high school. We find large positive effects on achievement that fade out…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, Grade 3, Remedial Instruction, Scores
