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Campbell, Frances A.; Pungello, Elizabeth P.; Burchinal, Margaret; Kainz, Kirsten; Pan, Yi; Wasik, Barbara H.; Barbarin, Oscar A.; Sparling, Joseph J.; Ramey, Craig T. – Developmental Psychology, 2012
Adult (age 30) educational, economic, and social-emotional adjustment outcomes were investigated for participants in the Abecedarian Project, a randomized controlled trial of early childhood education for children from low-income families. Of the original 111 infants enrolled (98% African American), 101 took part in the age 30 follow-up. Primary…
Descriptors: Adults, Early Childhood Education, Outcomes of Education, Low Income Groups
Mezey, Jennifer – Center for Law and Social Policy CLASP, 2004
Child care subsidies help low-income families work and leave welfare, but funding shortfalls are forcing states to enact restrictive policies that are hurting poor families and efforts to promote their employment and earnings. The Administration?s recently proposed FY 2005 budget would make this situation even worse, causing 447,000 children…
Descriptors: Employment, Welfare Recipients, Mothers, Low Income Groups
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Slack, Kristen Shook; Holl, Jane L.; Lee, Bong Joo; McDaniel, Marla; Altenbernd, Lisa; Stevens, Amy Bush – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2003
Recent changes in welfare policy have produced changes in parental work and welfare receipt. These factors are assessed in relation to investigated reports of child abuse and neglect using survey data on 1998 welfare recipients in nine Illinois counties, in conjunction with longitudinal administrative data on cash welfare benefits, employment, and…
Descriptors: Employment, Counties, Child Abuse, Welfare Services