One of her main research projects looked at the relationship between self-control and grade-point average.

NEWYORKER: Don��t!

Over the three-year observation period, the African-American students who took part in the study had higher grade-point averages relative to multiple control groups, and the minority achievement gap overall was reduced by a dramatic 50%.

CNN: The importance of belonging

We want to include 52 skills in one grade level curriculum, in a shorter school day, with local control over standards, with randomly qualified instructors, with varying materials and instructional approaches AND still use a standardized measure of competence.

FORBES: Reforming K-12: More Time with the Core Curriculum