One extra year of school in the 1970s paid off decades later

Original headline: These 1970s Kids Had to Stay in School For 1 Year Longer. Decades Later, The Results Are Dramatic.

What happened

Researchers followed people from the 1970s who were required to stay in school one year longer and found substantial effects on their outcomes decades later.

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• These 1970s Kids Had to Stay in School For 1 Year Longer. Decades Later, The Results Are Dramatic. ↗ScienceAlert · Oct 29