Education Next is running a series of articles on the state of the American family. The series will appear in our Spring 2015 issue to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1965 release of Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s report “The Negro Family: The Case for National Action” (generally referred to as the Moynihan Report).
Education Next is convening a conference in Washington, DC on March 5, 2015 from 11:45 AM to 4:30 PM to coincide with this special issue of the journal. Click here to learn more about the event or click here to RSVP to attend.
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Moynihan and the Single-Parent Family The 1965 report and its backlash By James T. Patterson |
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Was Moynihan Right? What happens to children of unmarried mothers By Sara McLanahan and Christopher Jencks |
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Black Men and the Struggle for Work Social and economic barriers persist By James M. Quane, William Julius Wilson and Jackelyn Hwang |
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Family Breakdown and Poverty To flourish, our nation must face some hard truths By Robert P. George and Yuval Levin |
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One-Parent Students Leave School Earlier Education attainment gap widens By Kathleen M. Ziol-Guest, Greg J. Duncan and Ariel Kalil |
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An International Look at the Single-Parent Family Family structure matters more for U.S. students By Ludger Woessmann |
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Purposeful Parenthood Better planning benefits new parents and their children By Isabel Sawhill |
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How Can Schools Address America’s Marriage Crisis? Prepare young people for rewarding careers By Michael J. Petrilli |
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Government Should Subsidize, Not Tax, Marriage Social policies have influenced the rate of growth in single-parent families By Paul E. Peterson |
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Nathan Glazer on Revisiting the Moynihan Report From the Editors By Paul E. Peterson |
