Should low achievers be held back?
Should low-achieving kids be promoted or held back? The research isn’t clear, writes Daniel Willingham. Until recently, comparisons of kids who were promoted and kids who were retained indicated that...
View ArticleStudy: Retention works in Florida
Flunking works in Florida, concludes Marcus Winters, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and an assistant professor at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs. To pass from third to...
View ArticleGood news, ugly truth on pre-k ‘savings’
Michigan will save $39,000 in public costs for every high-risk child in pre-kindergarten — $100,000 in Detroit — according to a Fisher Foundation report. These “investment” claims should be taken with...
View ArticleOhio bill ‘guarantees’ third-grade reading
Ohio will “guarantee” that third graders can read well before being promoted under an education reform bill that Gov. John Kasich is expected to sign. Poor readers could be held back for one or two...
View ArticleColleges try performance incentives
Community colleges are using performance incentives to motivate students, faculty and staff. Also on Community College Spotlight: Helping low-income students with their finances and jobs can boost...
View ArticleWhere did all the college men go?
Men are less likely to enroll in college and more likely to drop out. A Denver community college is targeting retention efforts at male students.
View ArticleStudy: Social promotion hurts students
Florida students who repeated a grade in elementary school outperformed similar students who were promoted, even after five years, according to a new study in Education Finance and Policy by Jay Greene...
View ArticleRetention — and remediation — can help students
Is Retaining Students in the Early Grades Self-Defeating? asks a Brookings policy brief by Harvard Professor Martin West. Probably not. Two years after retention at the end of third grade, Florida...
View ArticleOhio: Third graders must read or repeat
Ohio’s “third grade guarantee” — students who don’t read on grade level will be held back – is the subject of a PBS report.
View ArticleRetention’s up, enrollment’s down
Determined to raise retention rates, an Oregon community college mandated orientation and advising and eliminated late registration. That’s lowered enrollment by 20 percent, lowering state funding by 7...
View ArticleFull-time college isn’t for everyone
Student retention has improved for “ASAP” students at New York City community colleges. The program requires students to enroll full-time and accept “intrusive” advising. But many nontraditional...
View ArticleTeacher retention is up in reform era
Teachers are staying in the classroom, despite education reforms some said would create rapid turnover, according to a U.S. Education Department survey. In the past, half of teachers would leave in...
View Article‘Grit’ helps teachers too
Grit isn’t just for students. Gritty teachers are more effective in high-poverty schools, concludes a new study in Teachers College Record, by Penn researchers Claire Robertson-Kraft and Angela...
View ArticleOnline ed’s success gap narrows
Online enrollment is growing at community colleges, even as traditional enrollment declines, reports the Instructional Technology Council. “The retention gap” between online and traditional students...
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Social promotion is alive and well
Most failing students are promoted to the next grade, despite laws and policies banning social promotion, reports Molly Callister on the Hechinger Report. Retention rates hovered around 2.7 percent...
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NYC charters retain more students
Attrition rates are lower at New York City charter schools than at district-run public schools, according to a WNYC analysis of district data. Citywide, 10.6 percent of charter school students...
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