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ERIC Number: EJ640861
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Raising Achievement of At-Risk Students--or Not.
Bracey, Gerald W.
Phi Delta Kappan, v83 n6 p431-32 Feb 2002
Discusses apparent contradicting conclusions of two studies on the impact of policies aimed at raising the achievement of at-risk students. One study analyzed the impact of state minimum competency testing; the other analyzed students' reactions to the threat of grade retention if certain levels on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills were not achieved. (PKP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Persons, Dropout Rate, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Repetition, Minimum Competency Testing, State Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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