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• GE Foundation Awards $18 Million to Student Achievement Partners
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Featured Reports

Early Grade Retention and Student Success: Evidence From Los Angeles
Public Policy Institute of California
March 2011

Analyzes risk factors of retention through third grade in the L.A. Unified School District, including age, gender, race/ethnicity, family income, and English learner status; retention's effectiveness in improving grade-level skills; and educators' views.

How Students Are Making It: Perspectives on Getting Through College From Recent Graduates of the Boston Public Schools
Boston Foundation
June 2011

Analyzes public high school graduates' college experiences by level of academic success, including the role of self-management skills, academic advising, and contextual issues related to family, employment, and financial pressures. Makes recommendations.

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