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Study: Younger Students At A Disadvantage In Kindergarten

A study by University of British Columbia researchers argues kids born during the summer are less likely to become a company CEO, mainly because they don’t do as well in school.


By: Chad Brooks, BusinessNewsDaily Contributor Published: 10/25/2012 06:42 AM EDT on BusinessNewsDaily Parents who decide to hold summer babies back and have them start kindergarten a year later may be onto something. New research finds that kids born in the summer are less likely to grow up to be company CEOs, mainly because being younger puts them at a disadvantage in school, according to researchers.

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