The Big Business of Holding Back Eighth-Graders
The Journal explores the rise of private 'holdback academies' where middle schoolers repeat a grade to gain athletic advantages, fueled by the new ability of college athletes to earn money through name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals. What was once seen as fringe is now a growing, lucrat
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