Redshirting Articles

So far, every article but one that I've posted is available for free online in its entirety. So here is a summary of the links:

I. STILL Unacceptable Trends in Kindergarten Entry and Placement

II. Tracking and Retention (from an Iowa Department of Education)

III. Redshirting and Early Retention: Who Gets the "Gift of Time" and What Are Its Outcomes? (This one is a paid article - $25)

IV. Repeating Grades in School: Current Practice and Research Evidence

V. From the Early Childhood Network of the Iowa Department of Education

VI. Education Policy Analysis Archives: "Age and Achievement".

VII. School Readiness and Later Achievement

VIII. National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

IX. Does the Age that Children Start Kindergarten Matter? Evidence of Long-Term Educational and Social Outcomes

X. The Effects of Nonpromotion on Elementary and Junior High School Pupils: A Mega-Analysis