Not exact matches
At the suggestion of her principal, Corinne
skipped fourth
grade and took
eighth grade math as a seventh grader.
It's unknown whether the retreat from the most controversial effects of the Common Core standards will quell a boycott movement that led to one fifth of students
skipping the third through
eighth grade standardized tests earlier this year.
A 2009 study of seventh and
eighth grade students at 10 Boys & Girls Clubs across the country found that those attending afterschool programs
skipped school fewer times, increased school effort, and gained academic confidence; moreover, the first two outcomes cited above increased as the number of days attending afterschool programs increased (Arbreton, Bradshaw, Sheldon, & Pepper, 2009).
«I
skipped fifth
grade, completed sixth, seventh and
eighth grades in the same year, and received first place in math, spelling, and handwriting contests,» says Nop.