Harvard Education Letter - Retention vs. Social Promotion: Schools Search for Alternatives
- Describes the conflict between passing or retaining students who are failing their coursework. Offers citations for further research.
- http://www.edletter.org/past/issues/1999-jf/retention.shtml

St. Petersburg Times Online: Board wants to end social promotion
- Reports on the Florida state education board's proposal to end all social promotion statewide.
- http://www.sptimes.com/2005/01/19/State/Board_wants_to_end_so.shtml

The San Diego Union-Tribune - California should end social promotion
- Editorial.
- http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041209/news_lz1e9greene.html

Social Promotion vs Mastery Learning
- Bellevue International School co-founder Bruce Saari describes mastery learning and social promotion at Bellevue International, Lake Washington International, and Marysville Arts and Technology High School.
- http://www.topschools.com/Retention.htm

Beyond Social Promotion and Retention - Five Strategies to Help Students Succeed
- A review of current literature and practice suggests five promising alternatives to the practices of social retention and promotion.
- http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/atrisk/at800.htm

Taking Responsibility for Ending Social Promotion: A Guide for Educators and State and Local Leaders
- Discusses the practice of social promotion.
- http://www.ed.gov/pubs/socialpromotion/index.html

The Balanced View: Social Promotion & Retention
- A report prepared by Westchester Institute For Human Services Research. Provides an overview of pros and cons and statistics related to retention of students.
- http://www.sharingsuccess.org/code/socprom.html