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Exclusive Data: Experts Hailed Holding Kids Back as an Emergency Response to Pandemic Learning Loss. Despite Wave of New State Retention Bills, Most Parents Balked

By Linda Jacobson

November 29, 2021

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                <h1>Exclusive Data: Experts Hailed Holding Kids Back as an Emergency Response to Pandemic Learning Loss. Despite Wave of New State Retention Bills, Most Parents Balked</h1>

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