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The Social Promotion Epidemic.
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James, Rhonda; Powell, Deidre – 1997
This paper responds to President Clinton's call for an end to social promotion. The article reports on a study that examined the effects of social promotion on students, looked at alternatives to social promotion, and investigated how teachers in a representative public school district perceive social promotion. Data were gathered from 46…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Flexible Progression