School choice could boost birthrate among married couples, report finds
May 22, 2023
School choice, remote work, and overtime flexibility are three policy initiatives a new report says could help boost the birthrate among married couples.
The report, “Education Freedom and Work Opportunities as Catalysts for Increasing the Birth Rate Among Married Couples,” was released Monday by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, and presents the case that school choice programs, as well as flexible overtime policies and remote work opportunities, would reduce the “opportunity costs” associated with raising children. The report was written by Heritage experts Lindsey Burke and Rachel Greszler and University of Virginia sociology professor and American Enterprise Institute fellow Brad Wilcox.
