Over the past 40 years, the evidence against retaining students gets stronger showing no benefit and serious harm.
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Grade Retention is Bad Education Policy
By Thomas Ultican 3/22/2026 Twenty-six American states have a mandatory third-grade retention policy for students who do not pass the state’s reading exam and Maryland is set to implement that poli…
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