Should struggling students be retained?

Write a two-page, double-spaced position paper for this topic. 
The guidelines for these papers are as follows: 
Research the topic above by perusing evidence for both the affirmative and negative positions on the issue in question. 
Take a position on the issue (choose the affirmative or negative position), and write your position paper using research evidence as support.
Analysis of the research should include more than just the research results.
Discussions of the study’s methods, participants, data analysis, and/or limitations, as it relates to your topic, are expected.
Evidence used to support your arguments must come from peer reviewed, scholarly research articles.  Instructions on how to find research articles using. A minimum of 4 empirical articles is required. Include a Reference page in APA format (in addition to the two-pages of content).