#7 Marriage, Family Structure, and Children's Educational Attainment

Marriage, Family Structure, and Children's Educational Attainment

Although I have spoke about the connection between marriage and family and children academics before, I believe it is an important topic that needs to be looked at closely. Topics that this article looks at are raw achievement, school behavior, and parental impact on education. The article explains that children from intact families have higher achievement scores, higher expectations for college, higher grades, and lower dropout rates than adolescents of single-parent and cohabiting families. Children from intact families maintain better school behavior than children from non-intact families. Adults in intact families place higher expectations on their children and are more likely to participate in the academic aspect of their children's lives.  The article explains the correlation between family income and intact families and states "Marriage is a major contributor to educational success and therefore to the economy as well. The more united parents are, the better their children do.
I agree with the statements in the article linked above and i believe each one can be supported through research. The idea that marriage and family intact could benefit our economy is something that should be studied and researched more than it is.  The multiple examples I listed above further support how important it is to maintain an intact marriage and family.