Urban, though he thrived academically, was not allowed to skip a grade because it would put him at a disadvantage in sports.

But their teachers have the subjective impression that those with the maturity and discipline to thrive academically as teenagers tend to do exceptionally well.

He was born to a middle-class family in Macerata, Marche, and thrived academically.

Many education experts cite a lack of parent involvement as one of the key components of a student's failure to thrive academically.

She thrived academically, too, and is now the valedictorian of her class and secretary of the student council.

But Hayes, like many other urban Catholic schools, is thriving academically.

And decades of research tells us that they seriously impede students' abilities to thrive academically, socially and psychologically.

Contrary to the dumb jock image that the article seemed to suggest, most student-athletes are students first, not merely surviving but thriving academically on campuses throughout the nation.

Another mystery was why Asian students, segregated in some school systems, nevertheless thrived academically.

By that time she was quiet and graceful, thriving academically, socially, and emotionally.