Single Parents block upward mobility says New Harvard Study

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Thank you! Finally, a place where I will fit in.

Yep, the only requirement will be awesomeness and the ability to use both logic and compassion with equal measure.

[decocker 7,198]

C

um, no. try using your brain instead of belching up letters.

[decocker 7,198]

In my area we spend more per students than the private school and have an over 60% drop out rate for young black males it's time to start addressing issues honestly of you want real change. More entitlement dollars equals more of the same. Sometimes postive change is hard

do you have a child in public school in your area? i'd really like to see some concrete figures on how much is spent per child 'in your area' and exactly what private school you are comparing to.

G. ANECODOTES DON'T MEAN JACK.

[Pooky 3,840]

Over 72% of statistics are made up.

88% of the time.

You're both wrong. The correct figure is 82%.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

http://www.prb.org/pdf10/single-motherfamilies.pdf

I think we should look at this article here which explains things better.

During the past 30 years, there has been a steady increase in the share of single mothers who have never been married, and a drop in single motherhood resulting from divorce or separation. Still, in 2009, more than half of all single mothers (53 percent) have been previously married. Among white single mothers, two-thirds (66 percent) have been previously married, compared with nearly half (48 percent) of Latino single mothers and a third (34 percent) of African American single mothers.

These CPS-based figures are cause for concern, but also overstate the overall prevalence of single-mother families. A growing share of children—7 percent in 2008—live in households headed by cohabiting domestic partners. Thus, there is a growing number of children classified as living in "single-mother families" who are actually residing with two parents. Although children in cohabiting-partner families can benefit from the economic contributions of two potential caregivers, these unions tend to be less stable and have fewer economic resources compared with married couples.

There are also important differences by race/ethnicity (see Figure 1). While just over a third (35 percent) of low-income white children live in single-mother families, two-thirds (66 percent) of low-income African American children live in such families. The share of low-income Asian American children in single-mother families is only 21 percent, about half the national average.

Overall, white children account for the largest share of children living in single-mother families (38 percent), followed by African Americans (31 percent) and Latinos (25 percent). However, among low-income children in single-mother families, 34 percent are African American, 31 percent are white, and 28 percent are Latino (see Figure 2, page 3). This mosaic of single-mother families with different racial, ethnic, and national backgrounds— some parents divorced or separated, others never married or cohabiting—creates a challenge for policymakers, who need to recognize the different paths to single motherhood and the unique needs of children in different types of families.

Yep, the only requirement will be awesomeness and the ability to use both logic and compassion with equal measure.

So there are some people who will not make it into this category.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

http://www.prb.org/pdf10/single-motherfamilies.pdf

I think we should look at this article here which explains things better.

During the past 30 years, there has been a steady increase in the share of single mothers who have never been married, and a drop in single motherhood resulting from divorce or separation. Still, in 2009, more than half of all single mothers (53 percent) have been previously married. Among white single mothers, two-thirds (66 percent) have been previously married, compared with nearly half (48 percent) of Latino single mothers and a third (34 percent) of African American single mothers.

These CPS-based figures are cause for concern, but also overstate the overall prevalence of single-mother families. A growing share of children—7 percent in 2008—live in households headed by cohabiting domestic partners. Thus, there is a growing number of children classified as living in "single-mother families" who are actually residing with two parents. Although children in cohabiting-partner families can benefit from the economic contributions of two potential caregivers, these unions tend to be less stable and have fewer economic resources compared with married couples.

There are also important differences by race/ethnicity (see Figure 1). While just over a third (35 percent) of low-income white children live in single-mother families, two-thirds (66 percent) of low-income African American children live in such families. The share of low-income Asian American children in single-mother families is only 21 percent, about half the national average.

Overall, white children account for the largest share of children living in single-mother families (38 percent), followed by African Americans (31 percent) and Latinos (25 percent). However, among low-income children in single-mother families, 34 percent are African American, 31 percent are white, and 28 percent are Latino (see Figure 2, page 3). This mosaic of single-mother families with different racial, ethnic, and national backgrounds— some parents divorced or separated, others never married or cohabiting—creates a challenge for policymakers, who need to recognize the different paths to single motherhood and the unique needs of children in different types of families.

So there are some people who will not make it into this category.

Too many facts that don't fit the narrative. Won't read it.

If you don't have logic and compassion, I have no use for you. If you are willing to learn, maybe we can work something out...

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Too many facts that don't fit the narrative. Won't read it.

If you don't have logic and compassion, I have no use for you. If you are willing to learn, maybe we can work something out...

What facts? What I posted? Are you talking about the other people who wont read it?

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

What facts? What I posted? Are you talking about the other people who wont read it?

I'm talking about your article. It's well written, and it's that fact that will scare off people who think a certain way about minorities.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

I'm talking about your article. It's well written, and it's that fact that will scare off people who think a certain way about minorities.

Yep, this is the truth. They will not read it. Too many words.

[lostinblue 1,989]

The 2008 Schott Foundation report on high school graduation among black males found that only 19 percent of black males in Indianapolis, 20 percent in Detroit, 27 percent in Norfolk, Virginia, 29 percent in Rochester, New York, and 47 percent nationally were graduating from high school.

http://educationnext.org/educating-african-american-boys/

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

The 2008 Schott Foundation report on high school graduation among black males found that only 19 percent of black males in Indianapolis, 20 percent in Detroit, 27 percent in Norfolk, Virginia, 29 percent in Rochester, New York, and 47 percent nationally were graduating from high school.

http://educationnext.org/educating-african-american-boys/

The ones I posted show record improvement since 2008. You're quoting a stat that's 6 years old. Black graduation rates have climbed since then.

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

Over 72% of statistics are made up.

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

Where do you people get these stats from? I have yet to find a link that boasts that much of a dropout rate. Between 40 and 45 percent I'll give you, but 60 to 80%? What school districts are you talking about?

In his defense, he DOES live in the state with the lowest graduation rate for blacks in the US from my reading online.

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

From just over a year ago:

Asian students topped the graduation rates by demographic, with 79 percent of students finishing high school last year. White students followed with a 76 percent graduation rate, black students with 60 percent and Latino students with 58 percent.

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/2194378/

[lostinblue 1,989]

Perhaps you people who disagree with the fact that not getting a high school degree and being unmarried female who had a child at age 16 or less is THE path into poverty ... start posting some links to back that up your observations