IntroductionThe purpose of this study was to examine whether there was any link between family income and school attendance and achievement in the early years of education, particularly from kindergarten through fourth grade. There have been previous studies demonstrating the impact of income and academic achievement, but no studies have been conducted on attendance and achievement and how income may influence them. This study sought to answer five questions: 1) Does family income have an effect on the number of days children are late or absent from school? The study authors hypothesized that children who receive free or reduced lunch will be absent to a much greater extent than their peers who pay full price. 2) Is family income linked to academic performance? The hypothesis is that children receiving free or reduced-price lunch would have lower academic performance than students paying full price and also that receiving free lunch would be linked to lower achievement than receiving reduced-price lunch. 3) Do school absences and tardiness affect children's academic performance? The hypothesis is that absences and tardiness would be linked to poor outcomes and that absences would have a more negative effect on outcomes than tardiness. 4) Assuming that the expected associations are found between family income, attendance and school performance, does the number of days of absence or tardiness reduce the interactions between family income and school performance? It is expected that the difference in educational outcomes between lower-income and higher-income children can be explained to some extent by attendance patterns. 5) Child age moderates the associations between family income and......half card......or reduced-price lunch missed on more days than students paying full price. There is a link between educational success and income that shows that students who receive free or reduced-price lunch are poorer than their classmates who pay full price. There is a connection between school attendance and academic performance because if students are not in class they lose lessons that cannot be made up. There are associations between student age and success in terms of absences. This may be because as students get older, they learn more complex material and it may be more difficult to understand without teacher-guided instruction. Works Cited Morrissey, T. W., Hutchison, L., & Winsler, A. (2013). Family income, school attendance and academic performance in elementary school. Developmental Psychology, doi:10.1037/a0033848