article_snippet: a new study compared North Carolina public school students born 60 days before, and 60 days after the school cut-off date.
article_snippet: Previous studies have established that children born just after the school-entry cut-off date and are ‘old for grade,’ perform better academically than children younger classmates.
article_snippet: This has led to some parents trying to gain an academic advantage for children whose birthdays fall shortly before the cut-off date, by enrolling some parents trying to gain an academic advantage for children whose birthdays fall shortly before the cut-off date later.
article_snippet: The explanation for the behavioural change lies in the age at which students may legally withdraw from school, which is 16 in North Carolina.
article_snippet: If they were born before the cut-off date, they have just 19 months between they
article_snippet: 16th birthday and graduation to be tempted to drop out,’ they were born before the cut-off date said.
article_snippet: If they were born just after and enter school later, they have 31 months, and for some of they, it is an irresistible temptation.