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Presence of Immigrant Students Boosts Test Scores for All
Research tracking Florida siblings helps isolate the impact

Math Gender Gap: Nonexistent for Blacks, Notable for Affluent Whites
Well-to-do families doting on their sons at daughters’ expense?

Patience Is a Virtue — Up to a Certain Point
The happiest people are moderately patient, not into extreme delayed gratification

Parents Who Favor Boys Raise Girls Who Score Lower in Math
A clue that parents prefer a son: They have more kids when their firstborn is a girl

Cultures That Delay Gratification: Their Immigrants to the U.S. Excel in School
The benefit to students increases over time