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Secondary Retention Alternative.

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Baenen, Nancy R.; Hopkins, Patricia – 1989

Two alternatives to retention in grade for secondary school students were evaluated in Austin (Texas). Both were designed to allow students who are potential retainees (PRs) to receive remediation in one semester. The Transitional Academic Program (TAP) allows PRs to enroll in ninth-grade courses while repeating eighth-grade courses they had…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Repetition

New Directions: Alternatives to Retention, 1987-88.

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Baenen, Nancy R.; Hopkins, Patricia – 1988

The Austin (Texas) Independent School District's (AISD) programs that were developed as alternatives to retention in grade for low-achieving students were studied. The AISD had 19 elementary transition classes (all-day classes, language arts, and language arts/mathematics) in 17 schools for 282 first and second graders in 1987-88. The Transitional…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Repetition