Sentences with phrase «where grade retention»

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Second, if states wanted to try to make vesting more of a retention incentive, they could offer teachers a «graded» vesting system, where workers are eligible for a growing share of their employer's retirement contributions over time.

The district did away with both social promotion and retention in grades; students simply pick up in the fall where they had left off the previous year.

After serving for five years as academic dean, Dr. Avilés was tapped by the district to open and lead the Above and Beyond Ninth Grade High School Initiative to serve students who were considered at - risk of dropping out of school, where, as a result, 114 of 118 students moved to the 10th grade, compared to 40 percent retention rates for ninth graders in the district and state.