Tom Ultican: Grade Retention is a Popular "Remedy" That Hurts Students https://dianeravitch.net/2026/03/24/tom-ultican-grade-retention-is-a-popular-remedy-that-hurts-students/ via @dianeravitch #EducationMatters
Tom Ultican: Grade Retention is a Popular “Remedy” That Hurts Students

When an education policy is tried and failed, then tried again and continues to fail, that policy may justly beee called “zombie policy.” It survives despite experience.. Tom Ultican, r…

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