Wealthy children entering kindergarten are now roughly eight months ahead of poor students in childhood development, one month less than in 1998.
Not exact matches
And a
wealthy couple
entered into a contract giving the man the right to wander one weekend a year in exchange for allowing the missus to bear a fifth
child — though after five kids, I imagine the mom might welcome a respite from sex.
Obesity rates among
children entering kindergarten in the U.S. have increased since 1998 — except among those from the
wealthiest families, according to new research.
Studies have shown that
children of
wealthier, more educated parents hear far more words and engage in more dialogue than their low - income counterparts almost from birth, and they
enter school with significantly higher literacy skills.
We know that
children from low - income homes
enter kindergarten already significantly behind their
wealthier peers.