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From: LindyBill	1/23/2006 9:23:51 PM
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Flunking succeeds in Florida Joanne Jacobs blog Florida third graders retained because of low reading scores made substantially more progress in reading and math than comparable students who were promoted, concludes a Manhattan Institute analysis by Jay Greene and Marcus Winters. Social promotion became the norm when a number of studies showed a higher failure and drop-out rate for students who'd been held back compared to similar students who were promoted. Greene and Winters suggest the old research is unreliable because the students weren't similar: When teachers use their discretion to decide who should be held back, they consider intangibles that go beyond race, gender, family income, and academic achievement. Education Next is running a preview of the article, which will be in the Spring 2006 issue. joannejacobs.com

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