Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'eighthgradesocialpromotion'
March 18, 2008
Last night, the Panel for Educational Policy voted to approve, in an 11-1 vote, the end of social promotion for eighth graders in public schools. This means eighth graders who fail core classes or do poorly on standardized test will not be able to move onto high school. The board is made up of eight appointees (there are currently one seven) from Mayor Bloomberg and one from each borough president; Manhattan representative Patrick Sullivan dissented,......
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