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An Evaluation Of The Promotion Policy Of The Iron County Schools, Claudia J. Forsyth
An Evaluation Of The Promotion Policy Of The Iron County Schools, Claudia J. Forsyth
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
In 1931, the Department of Superintendents, National Education Association, in their Nineth Yearbook, put "Pupil Promotion" as first in a listing of five factors needing study . In 1966, more than three decades later, the effects of promotion or nonpromotion, still remain the subject of serious consideration among educators. The problem has been the subject of research studies and many opinion articles.
The Iron County School District, Cedar City, Utah, has advocated a policy of careful evaluation for each child considered for nonpromotion . The philosophy of the district which advocates adjusting instruction to meet individual differences should eliminate, except …