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ERIC Number: EJ309943
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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The Dark Side of the Excellence Movement.
Toch, Thomas
Phi Delta Kappan, v66 n3 p173-76 Nov 1984
As social promotion gives way to grade promotion based on mastery and as the education reform movement brings new, higher standards, vast numbers of students unable to meet the new standards are needing remedial instruction. This is proving to be a difficult and costly challenge. (DCS)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Development, Remedial Programs, Reports, School Policy, Social Promotion, Student Promotion
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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