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Download full textFuller, Bruce; Kagan, Sharon Lynn; Loeb, Susanna – 2002
This report examines how state welfare-to-work programs have affected young children since the 1996 welfare reform act, which moved millions of women into low-wage jobs. Researchers followed a sample of 948 mothers and young children for 2-4 years after the women entered new welfare programs in California, Connecticut, and Florida. After…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Welfare, Depression (Psychology), Employed Parents
Liebschutz, Sarah F., Ed. – 2000
This book analyzes the responses of five states (Florida, Mississippi, New York, Washington, and Wisconsin) to challenges posed by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to alter state welfare programs and management systems. Using case studies, the book highlights similarities and differences in the states'…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Case Studies, Change, Comparative Analysis
