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STUDYING WHAT IT TAKES: The landmark 1995 Risley-Hart study was cited in "What it Takes to Make a Student," by Paul Tough, in the Nov. 26 issue of the New York Times Magazine. Tough credits Life Span Institute researchers Betty Hart, associate professor emeritus, and former KU professor Todd Risely, with identifying a reason for the gap in school performance between poorer and more privileged children.



