Ending Social Promotion Without Leaving Children Behind The Case of New York City

• Other Authors: McCombs, Jennifer Sloan (Editor), Kirby, Sheila Nataraj (Editor), Mariano, Louis T. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2009
• Subjects: Educational strategies & policy; Comparative politics; Age groups: children; Education; Political Science; Sociology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The New York City Department of Education asked RAND to conduct an independent longitudinal evaluation of its 5th-grade promotion policy. The findings of that study, conducted between March 2006 and August 2009, provide a comprehensive view of the policy's implementation and its impact on stude...