Ending Social Promotion Without Leaving Children Behind

Rand Corporation

This 309-page US report provides a longitudinal evaluation of the 5th-grade promotion policy in New York City. Their findings, presented in this volume, provide a comprehensive picture of how the policy was implemented, the impact of the policy on student academic and socioemotional outcomes, and the links between the policy's implementation and the outcomes of at-risk student

Jennifer Sloan McCombs et al.

Education , Social Policy Posted: 2009-11-12