1 Yiwan Ye, Kuang-Ting Chang, Nina Siman, Giselle Ruballos, Amanda Geller Impact of Relationship Stability on Degree Completion among Mothers: Woe or Blessing? Abstract We analyzed the Fragile Family and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) dataset and tested whether educational attainment differs between mothers who experienced relationship transitions and mothers who stayed in a committed relationship. We used a series of three logit models—bivariate, cross-sectional and lagged dependent variable—with a fixed effect for survey wave. After controlling for all our key covariates we found that there is no significant relationship between relationship transitions and educational attainment among mothers in the FFCWS. Introduction Education has become increasingly important in our society as a means for employment, and thus, financial stability. A recent study estimated that by 2020, almost 70 percent of jobs in New York City will require a college degree (Carnevale, Smith, & Strohl 2013). Research has supported that there is a strong association between non-marital births and childhood poverty. Furthermore, it was estimated that in the year 2000, there were more than double the percentage of households in poverty headed by single mothers compared to traditional two-parent households (Single-Rushton & McLanahan 2015). Other research has shown that when single mothers become married, this can promote their educational attainment due to a boost in financial security from the husband (Gibson-Davis 2009).