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Thompson, Margery – American School Board Journal, 1979
Describes the experiences four school districts are having as a result of requiring students to demonstrate proficiency before being promoted. (IRT)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions, Student Promotion
Owen, Samuel A.; Ranick, Deborah L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1977
Describes a program in which student promotion is based on achievement. Standardized test scores have risen as a result of the program. (IRT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Mastery Learning
Download full textDenton, David R. – 2002
This report reviews the research on summer school and demonstrates that summer school makes a difference in students' lives if it is done right. A survey of more than 1,000 schools in the southern United States found that one-third of the responding schools did not offer summer school, many programs being the victims of budget cuts. Of those…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions, School Surveys, State Surveys
Peer reviewedHannon, Joseph P.; Katims, Michael – Educational Leadership, 1979
Briefly describes a comprehensive reading program based on the ideas of mastery learning. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1999
This guide presents the Department of Education's strategy for ending social promotion in public schools. It opens with a description of social promotion and the pervasiveness and the consequences of this practice. The volume outlines the high standards that all students should be held to and emphasizes the importance of creating reliable measures…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Flexible Progression
Fager, Jennifer; Richen, Rae – 1999
This booklet, part of a series of reports on "hot topics" in education review the research and conventional wisdom concerning retention and promotion and includes an exploration of alternative practices that can be used to prevent failure and improve a student's chances for successful remediation. The booklet also describes how two…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1985
In the summer of 1984, the Pennsylvania Department of Education conducted a survey of promotion policies and practices in Pennsylvania schools in response to a request for information from the State Board of Education. This document presents the major findings from the analysis of data from the 423 school districts that completed the survey. A…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Repetition, Program Descriptions
Macchiarola, Frank – 1983
A program has been initiated in New York City to ensure that children will learn basic mathematical skills, The Promotional Gates Program ends social promotion (the practice of promoting students regardless of achievement). Students in grades 4-7 who test below grade level in mathematics or reading are placed in special remedial classes until they…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Incentives, Mathematics Education
Seever, Mark L. – 1991
This report evaluates the Kansas City (MO) School District's 1991 summer school program, which provided remedial, developmental, and enrichment learning opportunities for students. Sections of the report evaluate the elementary, middle, and senior high summer school programs. Each of these sections includes: (1) a description of the program; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment
