Poor sleep may impact academic achievement for children in disinvested neighborhoods

(Society for Research in Child Development) A new longitudinal study examined the relation between sleep, classroom behavior, and academic achievement scores among primarily Black children growing up in historically disinvested neighborhoods. Disinvested refers to neighborhoods in which public and private funding, city services, or other necessary resources have been denied or withheld, and which are often segregated along racial and economic lines as a result. The findings showed that sleep is related to observed classroom behavior and may predict future academic achievement.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news