"Whenchildrenenter school, there isalargesocioeconomicgapintheirvocabularies," said the UniversityofChicago's MeredithRowe, whose study appears in the journalScience.
Before her appointment, Ms. Curry had been passed over for the co-anchor role whenMeredith Vieira was picked instead in 2006 to take over for longtime co-anchor Katie Couric.
Lauer wasn't involved in Curry's tear-filled departure, he didn't help his case by telling reporters he favored bringing Katie Couric back to the show whenMeredith Vieira left in June 2011.