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Mead, Lawrence M. – 2001
In the last decade, caseloads in Aid to Families with Dependent Children and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families have shifted dramatically up, then down. Existing studies do not explain the changes well or reveal policies behind the fluctuations or the important role of government quality in shaping welfare reform. This study uses…
Descriptors: Child Support, Employment, Government Role, Law Enforcement
Download full textCapps, Randy; Pindus, Nancy; Snyder, Kathleen; Leos-Urbel, Jacob – 2001
This brief updates an overview of welfare benefits and services in Texas in 1997, when House Bill 1863 and the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 first went into effect. Since 1997, Texas and 12 other states from the Assessing the New Federalism study have implemented many changes in social safety net…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Botsko, Christopher; Snyder, Kathleen; Leos-Urbel, Jacob – 2001
This brief examines changes in Florida's welfare-to-work, child care, and child welfare systems since 1997, presenting information from visits conducted in 1999 and 2000. It profiles Florida's population, economy, and politics, reviewing its income support and social services safety net. Three sections detail current policies and recent changes in…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Kaye, Laura; Nightingale, Demetra; Sandfort, Jodi; Fender, Lynne – 2001
This brief summarizes information collected during visits to Massachusetts in 1999 and 2000 to document changes and progress since 1997, updating a 1997 report on the state's benefits and services and the economic and political context shaping Massachusetts' agenda for serving low-income families. It profiles Massachusetts' economy and population,…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Thompson, Terri S.; Snyder, Kathleen; Malm, Karin; O'Brien, Carolyn – 2001
This brief examines changes in Washington's welfare-to-work, child care, and child welfare systems since 1997, presenting information from visits to Washington in 1999 and 2000. It profiles Washington's demographic, economic, and political conditions, reviewing its income support and social services systems and highlighting recent changes,…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Tout, Kathryn; Martinson, Karin; Koralek, Robin; Ehrle, Jennifer – 2001
This brief summarizes information collected during visits to Hennepin County (Minnesota's largest urban county) in 1999 and 2000 to document changes and progress since 1997. It updates a 1997 report that reviewed the benefits and services in the state and described the economic and political context shaping Minnesota's agenda for serving…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedLisman, C. David, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2001
Articles in this journal discuss the role of community colleges in educating welfare recipients since President Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) in 1996. Under the new legislation, a new block grant, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), was launched in July 1997, eliminating…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic), Economically Disadvantaged
