The Des Moines Register’s editorial on student retention is lazy and irresponsible
Dangerously Irrelevant
MARCH 24, 2016
That extra year is a killer – literally – when it comes to retained students’ secondary school completion rates. If you want to ensure that students don’t leave elementary school illiterate, hire a personal tutor for academically-struggling 4th graders. Florida’s graduation rate is 43rd in the country , while Iowa’s is 5th.
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