Some parents cry foul as city holds back thousands of students who did poorly on exams
Friday, September 24th 2010, 4:00 AM
The city held back more than 11,000 elementary and middle schoolers - almost five times last year's total, officials said.
The shocking rise, up from just fewer than 2,400 third- through eighth-graders last year, came as the state raised standards
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