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The Effect of Retention Under Mississippi’s Test-Based Promotion Policy
Study conducted by Boston University's Wheelock Educational Policy Center evaluating the impact of Mississippi’s test-based promotion policy - requiring students to demonstrate reading proficiency before moving on to the third grade. Results suggest positive results, particularly strong in reading, into the 6th grade for those who were retained.
Politics and Children’s Books: Evidence from School Library Collections
This study compiles data on the books in over 6,000 school libraries. With this unique look inside school library shelves, the study details important trends related to the collections based on various characteristics, including for instance the difference between high and low-income schools, the political leanings of surrounding areas and the effects of efforts to ban specific content.