Have any studies been performed which give suggestions for helping kids from broken homes do well in school?

Question

I keep reading (and seeing) kids from single parent homes do worse in school than people from homes where the two parents are together and working as a team. Conflict and anger, which is typical in broken homes, interferes with kids' ability to concentrate in school, it taxes family resources, etc. so anybody got any books, websites or personal observations to share?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

In the early 1990s, a study commissioned by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (which works only with children from single-parent homes) found that a mentoring adult can make a dramatic difference in children’s lives. Eighteen months after the start of the study, children with a Big Brother or Big Sister were 46 percent less likely to begin using drugs than children who remained on the waiting list. They were 27 percent less likely to begin using alcohol, 52 percent less likely to skip school, and they got along with their classmates and families better than non-mentored children.

Answer 3

im sure many studies have been done, but it seems most schools cant even educate the kids that dont have any problems. there are magazines for teachers, with stuff like that in them if you want to look for ideas. This has always been somewhat of a problem, but nothing like now, i think the problem is the whole system that needs to be fixed, not cause some kids come from broken homes, that is just another copout excuse.