The Historical Data: Social Promotion or Retention (or Neither)? [ 37:36 | 13.05 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (9)“The Historical Data: Social Promotion or Retention (or Neither)?”, Sunday Forum audio presented by Cathy King on October 30, 2011. Governor Martinez has proposed that third graders who are not proficient at grade level be retained. This is part of the legislative agenda for this spring in New Nexico. Will this solution really work? Is it the best thing to do for a student? What about social promotion? Is this a successful strategy? Research points in another direction. There are successful strategies to keep a child at grade level before he/she falls behind. They just have to be seriously implemented.
