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The Big Business of Holding Back Eighth-Graders

The Journal. by The Wall Street Journal

Jun 18, 202623:37News & Politics

Holding students back in school once came with a negative connotation. But with college athletes now able to earn endorsement deals, they are preparing younger and younger to be recruited and potentially get paid. WSJ's...

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The Big Business of Holding Back Eighth-Graders is an episode from The Journal. by The Wall Street Journal. Holding students back in school once came with a negative connotation. But with college athletes now able to earn endorsement deals,...

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Published Jun 18, 2026, 23:37 long, audio available.