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Study: Third-Grade Retention Has Positive Effects for Student Outcomes

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Holding students back a year may have its benefits, according to a recent study published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Literacy is really important. According to the study, Indiana’s grade retention policy was in effect from the 2011-2012 through 2016-2017 school years.

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Bullying

SRI Education

Including parents in bullying intervention and prevention efforts contributes to the success of these efforts (Carney et al., Mission I’m possible: Effects of a community-based project on the basic literacy skills of at-risk kindergarteners. Journal of Educational Research, 111 (3), 284–294. 2015; de Vries et al.,