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Is repeating third grade — again and again — good for kids?

The Hechinger Report

Overall, the number of students who were held back in third grade dropped from 3,064 at the end of the 2014-15 school year to 2,307 at the end of 2015-16. In this 2014 photo, literacy coach Kristen Wells works with students at Emmalee Isable Elementary in West Jackson. That’s what the state has put in place.

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Is teacher preparation failing students with disabilities?

The Hechinger Report

Mike Flom, a parent and co-founder of the advocacy group New Jersey Parents and Teachers for Appropriate Education, said many factors impact inclusion’s effectiveness. His twin daughters, now in seventh grade, were placed in an inclusion classroom beginning in fifth grade. She became a teacher through an alternate program.