This story on evidence-based factors in raising successful children refers to a 2014 U-M study by Sandra Tang, Pamela Davis‐Kean, Meichu Chen, and Holly Sexton. Looking at adolescent mothers, they found a link between maternal education and the school success of their offspring. Specifically, they found that mothers’ level of education predicted their children’s level of achievement at kindergarten, and its growth through 8th grade.