{"id":575396,"date":"2021-07-29T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T11:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.the74million.org\/?p=575396"},"modified":"2021-07-28T16:59:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T20:59:23","slug":"higher-grades-higher-earnings-new-study-ties-in-school-mentoring-with-huge-benefits-for-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the74million.org\/higher-grades-higher-earnings-new-study-ties-in-school-mentoring-with-huge-benefits-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Higher Grades, Higher Earnings: New Study Ties In-School Mentoring with Huge Benefits for Students"},"content":{"rendered":"
S<\/span>chools mold their students in ways so numerous and varied that some remain almost entirely ambiguous. Experts have long studied how teachers impart knowledge and prepare young adults for the workforce, and a flood of more recent research has examined the value of developing patience, persistence, and other social and emotional skills. But the informal relationships that school staff form with kids, one of the most familiar conduits through which they receive life guidance and prepare for adulthood, are comparatively obscure.<\/p>\n New research being released today aims to change that by focusing explicitly on the effects of in-school mentoring. The study<\/a>, circulated as a working paper through Brown University\u2019s Annenberg Institute for School Reform, finds that high school students with mentors tend to earn better grades, stay in school longer, and make more money than peers who are otherwise similar to them. Unfortunately, the lower-income students who seem to benefit the most from mentoring at school are also the least likely to receive it.<\/p>\n Get stories like these delivered straight to your inbox. <\/em>Sign up for The 74 Newsletter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>
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