By Sylvia Lim and Tiffany St. Martin, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Jun. 11--MANATEE -- Local high schools came in with some of the highest gains in reading and math in their Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test this year compared to the past five years, according to results released Tuesday.

Florida third-graders held back as part of the state's program to end social promotion make stronger academic gains than similar low-performing students who are not, according to a new study released by Education Next: A Journal of Opinion and Research. Education researchers Jay P.