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Title: Education Policy Reforms Are Key Strategies for Increasing the Married Birth Rate. Backgrounder No. 3872
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.
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