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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One statistic that isn't reported anywhere is the correlation between two parent households and PARCC scores.   I have no idea whether there is a statistical significance but I bet there probably is---but no one has tracked it.   I have observed that my children's friends who are coming from split HH have less consistency in study habits  (i.e., one parent is lax while the other is more vigilant).    Instead of focusing on racial/ethnic differences, it might be more informative to know about family structures.  [/quote]

Yes, I've seen this play out several times with friends even within high SES households.  It's very hard to keep track of assignments, exams etc when there are two households involved.  I've seen two parents with wildly different household rules---mom enforces study time and dad allows unlimited screen time (or vice verse) .  Or this even used as a weapon in adult fights--dad allows kids' grades to tank as a way of getting back at mom.  One of my good friends is going through this last scenario right now--her ex husband is using their rising 10th grader (and refusing to enforce studying) as a pawn to get back at her.  Adults can be jerks.

And then you have households where only one parent is involved or primarily only one parent is involved.  I imagine it's exceedingly difficult to be on top of a kid's study habits if you're doing it all. [/quote]

Interesting.  I'm a single parent, but I have only one child. What I have noticed is that a lot of married people have 2+ kids, and have a very difficult time staying on top of all of their kids' activities and assignments. Of course the research does bear this out.

https://www.businessinsider.com/heres-why-only-children-are-more-successful-2013-11
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