Christy Lleras, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IMAGE)

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Christy Lleras, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Christy Lleras, a professor of human and community development, says that "soft skills" are better predictors of earnings and higher educational achievement later in life than having good grades and high standardized test scores.

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L. Brian Stauffer

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