DALLAS — Dallas students from an elementary school where at least 80 percent of students come from low-income families are projected to earn more than their high-income peers over a lifetime, thanks to education built on brain science, according to a study by the University of Texas at Dallas Center for BrainHealth and the Momentous Institute.

A case study tracked the progress of 73 alumni from the Momentous School, a private laboratory school serving students in prekindergarten through fifth grade in Oak Cliff. The 2016-18 cohorts were compared with national data on outcomes from low-income and high-income students.

Momentous School is operated by the Momentous Institute, a nonprofit that provides mental health services to 5,500 children and their families each year with bilingual licen

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