Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
Author
| Aguirre, Geoffrey | 1 |
| Barisik, Elizabeth | 1 |
| Bloom, Dan | 1 |
| Danziger, Sheldon H., Ed. | 1 |
| Farrell, Mary | 1 |
| Fink, Barbara | 1 |
| Friedman, Pamela | 1 |
| Gennetian, Lisa A. | 1 |
| Knox, Virginia | 1 |
| Morris, Pamela | 1 |
| Relave, Nanette | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Information Analyses | 4 |
| Collected Works - Serials | 2 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Books | 1 |
| Collected Works - General | 1 |
| Legal/Legislative/Regulatory… | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
Education Level
| Early Childhood Education | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Policymakers | 1 |
Location
| Illinois | 2 |
| Massachusetts | 2 |
| New York | 2 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Canada | 1 |
| District of Columbia | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Personal Responsibility and… | 8 |
| Temporary Assistance for… | 7 |
| Aid to Families with… | 2 |
| Child Care and Development… | 1 |
| Workforce Investment Act 1998 | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Download full textSpielberger, Julie; Zanoni, Wladimir; Barisik, Elizabeth – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2013
As a result of policy changes following welfare reform in 1996 and the costs associated with providing high-quality early care and education for children of low-income working families, agency collaboration in the state of Illinois has become an increasingly salient feature of subsidized early care and education programs (SECE). The authors…
Descriptors: Semi Structured Interviews, Early Childhood Education, Student Needs, Low Income Groups
Direct linkRodriguez, Eric; Rhodes, Kent; Aguirre, Geoffrey – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2015
Several factors contribute to a disproportionately lower Latino participation in college education. Foremost among those factors are policies that encourage quick job placement over career development, lack of understanding of the benefits of a college degree, lower expectations for Latino students, poor financial planning, and lack of guidance. A…
Descriptors: Intervention, High School Students, Hispanic American Students, College Preparation
Friedman, Pamela – Issue Notes, 2001
This document examines microenterprise development as an employment option for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients. The document begins with a brief discussion of the feasibility of self-employment as an option for TANF recipients, particularly in a slow economy. The next section answers policy questions pertaining to the…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Involvement, Educational Needs, Employment Opportunities
Danziger, Sheldon H., Ed. – 1999
This book contains 10 papers on three key questions regarding the effects of the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), which ended the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program: why welfare caseloads are falling; how welfare recipients are faring; and how the states are responding to changing…
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Economic Climate, Employed Women
Welfare Policies Matter for Children and Youth: Lessons for TANF Reauthorization. MDRC Policy Brief.
Morris, Pamela; Gennetian, Lisa A.; Knox, Virginia – 2002
Studies of nearly a dozen welfare programs were reviewed to determine the effects of welfare policies on children and youth and to identify issues requiring consideration during reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. The following were among the key findings: (1) the school achievement of elementary school-age…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Child Welfare, Children
Relave, Nanette – Reauthorization Notes, 2002
The various parties interested in reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program are considering a number of issues related to the program's work requirements. The following policy questions have sparked particular debate: (1) the impact that allowing additional activities to count toward federal participation rates…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship
Bloom, Dan; Farrell, Mary; Fink, Barbara – 2002
The effect of welfare time limits on families in different states was examined in a comprehensive study that involved the following activities: (1) a survey of state welfare administrators regarding states' time-limit policies and experiences to date; (2) site visits to five states; and (3) a synthesis of research on time limits. The following…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Disqualification
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 2002
This Congressional report contains the testimony and documents presented for the record at the second of two hearings on the effects of welfare reform and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant. Other areas receiving particular attention from witnesses included the impacts of education and training on employment patterns…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Block Grants, Economics, Education Work Relationship
