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Peer reviewedBulla, Tom; Gooden, John S. – ERS Spectrum, 2003
Survey responses of 407 elementary school principals revealed that the factors most influencing principals' decisions to retain students include lack of mastery of material, local and state accountability standards, and the student's maturity level and chronological age. Principals also believe children should be retained in the early years.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Education, Grade Repetition
Peer reviewedReynolds, Janice Carner; Barnhart, Brad; Martin, Barbara N. – ERS Spectrum, 1999
Discusses looping, or multiyear assignment of children, as a strategy to ease the retention/social-promotion dilemma. Multiyear assignment gives teachers extra time to bring low-performing students up to grade level and develop stable, caring relationships with students. A suburban Kansas school's successful program is profiled. (24 references)…
Descriptors: Accountability, Developmental Programs, Elementary Education, Grade Repetition
