FRC’s Dr. Pat Fagan examines relationship between religious practice and education

Family Research Council: “According to Religious Practice and Educational Attainment, a synthesis paper produced by Family Research Council Senior Fellow and Director of the Marriage & Religion Research Institute (MARRI) Dr. Pat Fagan, ‘Education is widely recognized as the way to maintain the well-being of those born into the middle class. It is also a powerful tool to raise individuals out of poverty. If religious practice were to have a significantly positive role in education, then the practice of religion would have profound implications for world economies and societies.’ The paper details both the direct and the indirect effects of religion in the home on educational accomplishment.”