Education Policy Reforms Are Key Strategies for Increasing the Married Birth Rate. Backgrounder No. 3872
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| Title: | Education Policy Reforms Are Key Strategies for Increasing the Married Birth Rate. Backgrounder No. 3872 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Jay P. Greene, Lindsey M. Burke, Heritage Foundation, Center for Education Policy |
| Source: | Heritage Foundation. 2024. |
| Availability: | Heritage Foundation. 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002-4999. Tel: 202-546-4400; Fax: 202-546-8328; e-mail: info@heritage.org; Web site: http://www.heritage.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Birth, Birth Rate, Marriage, Marital Status, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Planning, Public Policy, Educational Policy, Values, Educational Change, Higher Education, Grants, School Choice, Elementary Secondary Education, Religious Schools, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Certification, Employment Qualifications, Student Loan Programs, Debt (Financial), Apprenticeships |
| Abstract: | The fertility rate in the United States has dropped to 1.6, an all-time low and far below the 2.1 replacement rate required to maintain steady population. Fertility rates are dropping world-wide and are proving resistant to a variety of policy efforts to reverse the trend. While no silver bullet can increase the married birth rate, developing pro-family policies is essential if Americans want to maintain their political and cultural traditions, avoid economic decline, and strengthen national defense. The decline in the number of children that Americans are having is driven primarily by values, priorities, and government policies. Government subsidies for higher education and credentialism are exacerbating the decline by providing incentives to delay or forego family formation. Ending higher education subsidies and offering school choices that include religious education should be viewed as key pro-fertility policies. This report presents how education policy reforms are key strategies for increasing the married birth rate. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED677202 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The fertility rate in the United States has dropped to 1.6, an all-time low and far below the 2.1 replacement rate required to maintain steady population. Fertility rates are dropping world-wide and are proving resistant to a variety of policy efforts to reverse the trend. While no silver bullet can increase the married birth rate, developing pro-family policies is essential if Americans want to maintain their political and cultural traditions, avoid economic decline, and strengthen national defense. The decline in the number of children that Americans are having is driven primarily by values, priorities, and government policies. Government subsidies for higher education and credentialism are exacerbating the decline by providing incentives to delay or forego family formation. Ending higher education subsidies and offering school choices that include religious education should be viewed as key pro-fertility policies. This report presents how education policy reforms are key strategies for increasing the married birth rate. |
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