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50 Years of ERIC
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Good for Nothing: In-Grade Retention
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Kenneady, Lisa M. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2004
Data from the Texas Education Association (TEA) show that 177,340 students (4.6 percent) in kindergarten through grade 12 were retained in 2001-02. This is enough students to fill Texas Stadium more than 2.5 times. Of this number, roughly 59,812 were elementary school students (grades kindergarten through six). There are several problems with in…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Low Achievement, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education