Tag: K-12 schools
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Pass or Fail: The History of Social Promotion in the American Education System
In this multi-part series, I provide a dissection of the phenomenon of retention and social promotion. Also, I describe the many different methods that would improve ... -
Pass or Fail: Social Promotion in Schools – How We Got Here
In this multi-part series, I provide a dissection of the phenomenon of retention and social promotion. Also, I describe the many different methods that would improve ... -
How Northside Elementary scored 100% for literacy
A guest column by Joy Tyner Realizing a 100% pass rate on a state-mandated literacy test isn’t only extremely exciting and rewarding—in my district, it’s expected. ... -
Brown v. Board Fails: Resegregation is Accidentally on Purpose
By Julian Vasquez Heilig, Ph.D., @professorjvh on Twitter Since it’s inception the United States has enacted and supported racially discriminatory policies. On May 17, 1954, the US Supreme ...
