Failing Students in Texas – Despite Good Intentions, In-Grade Retention Hurts Children
Over a six-year period in Texas from 2013-14 through 2018-19 a substantial number of students were retained in grade each school year. Across virtually every student grouping, whether by race-ethnicity or student characteristic, the highest retention rates were in the critical ninth grade transition year.
IDRA examined in-grade retention data as part of its Texas Public School Attrition Study, 2019-20. Highlights are in this infographic. (See PDF version)
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