This paper examined how the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, which banned Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for the majority of elderly immigrants, affected their employment, retirement, and family incomes. The policy was found to be associated with a 3.5 percentage point (9.5 percent) increase in the…

As conceived by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), Lifelong Learning Accounts (LiLAs[SM]) are employer-matched, portable individual accounts used to finance employee education and training. They provide employees with an affordable means of upgrading their skills and knowledge, while helping to meet the needs of employers and…

Chapters 1 and 2 of the "Biennial Survey of Education 1938-1940; 1940-1942 Vol. 1" were not published. Chapter 3 covers higher education, including statistics, junior and four-year colleges, professional schools, university and college extension study, graduate instruction, and accreditation issues. Chapter 4 covers education…

No argument would seem to be needed to prove that knowledge of contemporary legislation affecting education is of a practical advantage to every educational worker and to all citizens of representative government. Under our system it is the prerogative of a State legislature to overcome legal obstacles, or to set up new legal instruments for…