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Journal Article

Oct 23, 2023

Think Again: Is Grade Retention Bad for Kids?

In this brief, we provide a review of recent literature on the causal effects of student grade retention and present three policy recommendations for those considering grade retention policies.
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Jan 19, 2022

Changes in School Composition During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for School-Average Interim Test Score Use

The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has exacerbated concerns about using school-aggregate test scores to monitor school performance. In this report, researchers investigate how changes to school composition may contaminate aggregate scores.
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Feb 16, 2021

Adapting Course Placement Processes in Response to COVID-19 Disruptions: Guidance for Schools and Districts

Because of the pandemic, spring 2020 end-of-year assessments were canceled and schools began the 2020-2021 year without assessment data. The authors compare three strategies to estimate missing test scores and help with course placement decisions.
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Jul 30, 2018

How Does Repeating a Grade Impact Students' High School Persistence and Behavior? The Case of New York City

A study examining the long-term causal effects of student retention in grades 3 through 8 found no evidence of systematic effects on attendance and suspensions. Retention in earlier grades was less likely to produce disadvantageous outcomes.
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Oct 22, 2015

Competency-Based Education Programs in Texas: An Innovative Approach to Higher Education

This report describes competency-based education in Texas by documenting six institutions that currently offer these programs and recent efforts of the state to support them.
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Sep 29, 2015

Exploring New Approaches to Higher Education: The Expansion of Competency-Based Programs

Policymakers and educators must determine if the risks of maintaining the status quo outweigh the potential benefits of competency-based programs, especially for those students who are ill-served by the traditional higher education model.
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May 20, 2014

Smoke Alarm: Clocking in Could Prove Hazardous to a Teen's Health

A teen who starts working for pay while still in school may be more than 8 times as likely to report tobacco use than peers who don't start working while in school.
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Oct 15, 2009

New York City's School Promotion and Retention Policy Shows Positive Results for Students

The New York City Department of Education's test-based promotion and retention policy, which identifies and provides support for struggling students, has demonstrated positive effects for student achievement in fifth grade that continue into seventh grade.
Research Brief

Oct 9, 2009

Ending Social Promotion in New York City Public Schools Without Leaving Children Behind

RAND researchers conducted a three-year study of New York City's promotion policy, using interviews, case studies, student surveys, and demographic and test score data to determine its effects on the outcomes of 5th-grade students held to the policy.
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Sep 29, 2009

Ending Social Promotion Without Leaving Children Behind: The Case of New York City

The New York City Department of Education asked RAND to conduct a longitudinal evaluation of its 5th-grade promotion policy. The findings provide a comprehensive view of the policy's implementation and its impact on student outcomes.
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Jan 19, 2009

Ending Social Promotion: Examining the Effects of NYC's 5th-Grade Promotion Policy

In this Congressional Briefing held on October 19, 2009, researchers Jennifer McCombs and Lou Mariano discuss RAND's recently published evaluation of a test-based promotion policy implemented by the New York City Department of Education. The findings will be of interest as many states and school districts are implementing test-based requirements for promotion at key transitional points in students' schooling careers, thus ending the practice of promoting students who have failed to meet academic standards and requirements for that grade.
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Jan 1, 1994

The Use and Misuse of Test Scores in Reform Debate

Sort out how the reform debate has used test scores, what has really happened to them and why, and what the answers imply for future debate.

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