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1 month ago | brookings.edu | Sarah Reber |Simran Kalkat |Gabriela Goodman

IntroductionCollege education is an important driver of both economic mobility for individuals and growth for the economy overall. Educational attainment has increased substantially in recent decades, but gaps in college enrollment and completion rates by socioeconomic status and race or ethnicity are substantial. The gender gap, which historically favored boys and men, closed and reversed so that now women are substantially more likely to pursue and complete higher education than men.

Apr 10, 2024 | brookings.edu | Tara Watson |Simran Kalkat

About one-third of all mothers in the U.S. today are unmarried. On average, single mothers have lower levels of wealth, are more vulnerable to economic shocks, and have more caregiving responsibilities. They are also more likely to experience mental health challenges. Mental health is a key factor in maternal well-being and can have wider impacts on families. For example, poor maternal mental health is associated with worse academic and psychological outcomes for children.

Dec 20, 2023 | brookings.edu | Elizabeth Link |Tara Watson |Simran Kalkat

Since 2000, the share of children in the U.S. living with at least one grandparent has increased by more than 36%, from 9.3% to 12.7%. By 2019, one in eight children lived with a grandparent. As families balance caregiving practicalities and household costs, the share of multigeneration and skip-generation families has grown significantly while the share of two-parent, parent-only households has declined.

Jun 22, 2023 | brookings.edu | Richard Reeves |Simran Kalkat

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Jun 22, 2023 | brookings.edu | Richard Reeves |Simran Kalkat

This week in Class NotesMy next adventure! The American Institute for Boys and Men. Safety net recipients pay more for housing, but it’s better quality. Normalization or salutary warning? How teen pregnancy in a peer influences behavior. Parental incarceration strains relationships with children. Boys are falling further behind girls in college enrollment, as this week’s top chart shows.