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TEA Correspondence

A Microsoft Word version of this letter is available for download and PRINTING.

December 6, 2011

TO THE EDUCATOR ADDRESSED:

SUBJECT:  New Research Report Concerning Grade-Level Retention

The Texas Education Agency Division of Research and Analysis is pleased to announce the publication of a new report: Grade-Level Retention in Texas Public Schools, 2009-10 (Publication No. GE12 601 04).

The report provides data on retention by student characteristics, including grade level; race/ethnicity; gender; degree of English proficiency; and economic, at-risk, immigrant, migrant, and overage statuses. Data also are provided by program participation in special education, career and technical education, gifted and talented, and Title I. In addition, student retention and promotion data are reported with data on the performance of students in Grades 3-10 on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills reading and mathematics tests. Data by district and grade and by district characteristic are provided in the supplement to the report: Grade-Level Retention in Texas Public Schools, 2009-10: District Supplement (Publication No. GE12 601 05).

The report and supplement are available online at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/acctres/retention_index.html.

Contact Information
Texas Education Agency
Department of Assessment and Accountability, Criss Cloudt, Associate Commissioner
Division of Research and Analysis, Patricia Sullivan, Director
(512) 475-3523

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