The start
of the academic year tends to be a major social signal that summer is over.
Not exact matches
«I never wanted to do research on one thing for the rest
of my life, which
tends to be the
academic model,» says the 34 -
year - old Lathan.
Children who enter kindergarten a
year after they are eligible do better in school initially than their younger peers, but the advantage
tends to fade later in their
academic careers, according to a study set to appear in the Journal
of Human Resources.
Data from a meta - analysis
of the participant effects
of private school vouchers illustrates that the effect
of vouchers on participating students»
academic achievement in both reading and math
tends to start out neutral or negative in
year one and trends to positive by
years two or three
of the program.
Data from a meta - analysis
of the participant effects
of private school vouchers illustrates that the effect
of vouchers on participating students»
academic achievement in bothreading and math
tends to start out neutral or negative in
year one and trends to positive by
years two or three
of the program.
Attendance Works reports that students who miss 10 percent or more
of the school
year in kindergarten
tend to experience lower
academic achievement in 1st grade; if they are low - income students, that disadvantage persists all the way through 5th grade and often beyond (see «Debunking the Myths about School Attendance»).
Morningstar's January 2016 study, Performance Persistence Among U.S. Mutual Funds, found evidence
of what
academics call «persistence
of performance»: funds that have done well recently
tend to continue to do well in the coming months and even
years.
However, recent research has shown that children exposed to high levels
of adversity may be less prepared to succeed in school, in part due to deficits in executive function skills.6, 7,9,10,11 These deficits may undermine children's abilities to succeed in
academics and develop positive peer and teacher relationships.12, 14,15 This may have long - term implications for school success given that the achievement gap
tends to persist and even widen throughout the school
years.16, 17
With a median age
of 35.9
years, Tucson residents
tend to be well established with careers, families, and children.2 Yet, some families struggle financially, which can cause stress in the marital relationship, as well as create difficulties for children who do not have the finances to pursue
academic or job training skills they need to break the cycle
of poverty.