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Download full textKinlaw, C. Ryan – Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University (NJ1), 2005
It is estimated that around 2.4 million students per year were retained in U.S. schools in the late 1990s. Are these children receiving the best educational services to suit their needs? Are there differences between low-achieving students who are not retained and those who are? Researchers and practitioners are asking these and other questions as…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, Risk, Student Characteristics, Low Achievement
