Promotion in Doubt
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The Bronx Radio Rookies stories were broadcast in October 2009 during Morning Edition on WNYC Radio. To produce these stories, WYNC's Radio Rookies partnered with our very own Next Generation Center, a fantastic multi-service youth drop-in center.
Last year, the New York City Department of Education raised the standards for passing the 8th grade and ended social promotion--the practice of letting failing students matriculate to keep them with their peers. Radio Rookie AJ Frazier has always just skated by, so this meant he needed to change his ways. AJ reports on how the higher standards impact his work ethic and explores the shady line between getting promoted or being left behind.
