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ERIC Number: EJ283860
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Jun
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The Promotion/Retention Policy in Pinellas County, Florida.
Elligett, Jane K.; Tocco, Thomas S.
Phi Delta Kappan, v64 n10 p733-35 Jun 1983
This stringent promotion/retention policy has retained two to three times more students than before implementation. Further, the academic performance of retained students substantially improved between the year prior to retention and year following promotion. The policy is being well accepted by the community. (PB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Board of Education Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Repetition, Student Promotion, Tables (Data)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Florida (Pinellas County)