Patterns and Trends in Grade Retention Rates in the United States, 1995–2010

Educational Researcher

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 433-443

  Warren, John Robert ^a   Hoffman, Emily ^b   Andrew, Megan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

descriptive analysis; educational policy; elementary schools; measurements; retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919658694     PISSN: 0013189X     EISSN: 1935102X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X14563599     Document Type: Article

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