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PURE response to proposed changes in CPS promotion policy + PURE’s proposal for a year-long student-centered elementary promotion policy

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PURE’s proposal for a year-long student-centered elementary promotion policy

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PURE response to proposed changes in CPS promotion policy
We expect that the Chicago Board of Education will rubber-stamp a “new” promotion policy on Wednesday that will change none of the high-stakes testing and retention effects of the old policy. PURE is presenting the following critique of the proposed policy at an LSC Advisory Board meeting this afternoon, along with what we think is a better alternative. Response to proposed CPS 2013-14 Promotion