'Redshirting' kids yields no advantage in higher education

Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 06:30 in Psychology & Sociology

While many parents and educators believe holding children back from entering kindergarten offers advantages if they are older relative to their classmates, Cornell researchers Kevin Kniffin and Andrew Hanks have found that such "redshirting" has no impact on their performance in graduate school.

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