Webinar on Scale and Sustainability: Implications for State and District Policy

The PreK-3rd Grade National Work Group announces the last webinar of its 8-part series: Scale and Sustainability: Implications for State and District Policy Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm EST Registration: Register here. By definition, the PreK-3rd approach requires bringing together...

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K-3rd Grade Retention Costs State Millions

In the 2008-09 school year, North Carolina spent more than $167 million dollars retaining children in kindergarten through third grade. While the number of children held back in grades K to 3 had been gradually decreasing in the state, it's leveled...

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