Special Education Resources
for New Hampshire

Grade Retention
   
Effects of Kindergarten Retention Policy on Children's Cognitive Growth in Reading and Mathematics - by Guanglei Hong , Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, and Stephen W. Raudenbush, University of Michigan - Published in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Fall 2005

Position Statement on Student Grade Retention and Social Promotion
- National Association of School Psychologists

Grade Retention - Achievement and Mental Health Outcomes -
National Association of School Psychologists

The Grade Retention Fallacy
- The Civil Rights Project, Harvard University - "Research tells us that fear and humiliation are not the strongest motivators for struggling students."

Two Wrong Solutions
- American Federation of Teachers

Finding Alternatives to Failure: Can States End Social Promotion and Reduce Retention Rates? -
Southern Regional Education Board

Of Primary Interest 
- Published Cooperatively by the Colorado Department of Education, Iowa Department of Education, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Montana Office of Public Instruction, Nebraska Department of Education
 
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