Kindergarten behavior predicts adult earning power
The Hechinger Report – July 16
New research used tax return data to determine the income, at age 33 to 35, of 2,850 children tracked by the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Kindergarten Children, an academic research project following kids from kindergarten through adulthood. The analysis, led by first author Francis Vergunst at the Université de Montréal, found that children who were bad at paying attention as 6-year-olds earned less than their peers as adults. The study also found that boys, but not girls, who were aggressive or who scored low on measures of “prosocial” behavior in kindergarten also earned less than their peers as adults. Aggression, in particular, has often proved a long-term problem. An aggressive preschooler is likely to grow into an aggressive high schooler. But a 2012 report on the subject from the University of Alabama suggests some solutions. Research shows that teachers and parents can be trained to teach kids better behavior, the report states. Teaching kids explicitly about how to solve problems can also help.
Local residents earn high education honors
Greenfield (Indiana) Daily Reporter – July 16
The University of Alabama recently named two local students to its president’s list. To be included on the president’s list, students must be full-time students with a 4.0 academic record. Among the students are: Madison Smith, McCordsville; Adam Brickens, New Palestine. For more information about the University of Alabama, visit ua.edu.
Concord (New Hampshire) Monitor – July 17
Wicked Local (Newberryport, Mass.) – July 17
Herald-Chronicle (Winchester, Tennessee) – July 17
