King, Elizabeth M.; Orazem, Peter; Paterno, Elizabeth M. - Department of Economics, Iowa State University - 2008
Many educators and policymakers have argued for lenient grade promotion policy – even automatic promotion – in … persistence or continuation in school and that the promotion of children with lower achievement does not hamper their ability or … their peer’s ability to perform at the next level. Alternatively, promoting students into grades for which they are not …