Meditation boosts graduation rates...

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In a University of Connecticut study, researchers found mantra-based meditation effective in reducing dropout rates among high school students. The investigators reported a 15% higher graduation rate among students practicing meditation versus other students, even after eliminating differences in grade-point average. And when examining only the lower-performing students in both groups, the benefits of meditation rose to a 25% higher graduation rate.

The analysis included all 235 seniors enrolled in one year at an east coast urban high school. According to the lead study author, Robert D. Colbert, an associate professor at the University of Connecticut: "Urban schools on the whole tend to suffer from a range of factors which contribute to poor student academic performance and low graduation rates.” He added that students need value-added programs that can help with success at school and that meditation appears to have “tremendous promise”.

Source: Medical Daily