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Anti-Social Promotion
Georgia joined several other major school systems, including Florida, Texas, New York City, and Chicago, when its legislature mandated that student promotion to the next grade be linked to performance...
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Eduwonkette and Eduwonk Aren’t Edumarried?
The New York Sun had a nice profile yesterday of Eduwonkette. Well, it’s not exactly a profile because Eduwonkette writes anonymously. In the article some folks complain that her anonymity is a...
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The Irony of Social Promotion
In the current issue of the Economics of Education Review, Marcus Winters and I have an article about the use of exemptions to Florida’s test-based promotion policy. Under Florida’s policy students...
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Indiana Might Be the Next Florida
Matt has written numerous times on the remarkable progress that has been made in Florida, see for example here. Forces are gathering in Indiana that suggests they may be next to try to full court...
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Social Promotion Fig Leaf
Matt Ladner and I have been testifying to state legislatures around the country about the effects of Florida’s policy to end social promotion in 3rd grade. The policy default-retains all 3rd graders...
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Grade Retention is Common Nationally but Effective in Florida
(Guest Post by Matthew Ladner) I came across an interesting study from NCES recently concerning the practice of grade retention that creates yet another hole in NEPC boat regarding their Florida...
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