Ece Demir-Lira investigates why some children thrive and others fall behind
August 31, 2026
August 31, 2026
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Aug. 31 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news:
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Ece Demir-Lira investigates why some children thrive and others fall behind
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By Jessica Lien
Growing up in Turkey, Ece Demir-Lira had a front row seat to her mother's elementary classroom. For 35 years, her mother taught the same groups of children from first through fifth grades, and Demir-Lira would see t . . .
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Ece Demir-Lira investigates why some children thrive and others fall behind
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By Jessica Lien
Growing up in Turkey, Ece Demir-Lira had a front row seat to her mother's elementary classroom. For 35 years, her mother taught the same groups of children from first through fifth grades, and Demir-Lira would see t . . .