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Study: Holding Kids Back A Grade Doesn’t Necessarily Hold Them Back

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Now comes a big study to say something different: Holding kids back at third grade when they don’t meet the academic standards will give them a boost in achievement, by some measures. ” Copyright 2017 NPR. For one thing, they will earn more money on average over a lifetime with that head start into the workforce.

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