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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's the Hold-Up?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the current plan by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to retain underperforming third graders in public schools. They research and debate social promotion versus retention.
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Position Statement on Student Grade Retention and Social Promotion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this statement, the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) identifies the characteristics of students more likely to be retained and the impact of retention at the secondary school level, late adolescence, and early...