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Margolin, Ilene; And Others – 1986
This report highlights the interconnectedness of welfare reform and broader strategies concerning the economy, education, and the conditions of work. Recommendations are presented for policies that would help working poor families avoid dependence on welfare. The report is divided into five chapters. Chapter I summarizes major findings and…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economically Disadvantaged, Labor Market, Poverty
Peer reviewedD'Amico, Deborah – Urban Anthropology and Studies of Cultural Systems and World Economic Development, 1996
Addresses the relationship of education and training to employment and how this discourse shapes policy and programs for public assistance recipients and dislocated workers. Problematic assumptions about how education and training affect employment are discussed, along with statistical data that raise questions about these assumptions. Race,…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Low Income Groups, Misconceptions, Policy Formation
Download full textRoe, Daphne A.; Eickwort, Kathleen R. – 1973
The aim of this study was to examine the health and nutritional status of low-income women in Upstate New York and to identify problems that interfere with their employment. Questionnaires on health and work, complete medical and employment histories, physical examination, laboratory tests, dental examination and diet recalls were obtained for 469…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employed Parents, Employed Women, Employment Problems
PDF pending restorationBoselli, John; Bok, Marilyn A., Ed. – 1994
This report examines the potential pool of workers in nine rural New York and Pennsylvania counties, the characteristics of this labor pool, and barriers that make it difficult for these individuals to enter the workplace. The counties studied make up the southern tier of New York State (Broome, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, and Tompkins…
Descriptors: Counties, Educational Attainment, Employment Potential, Employment Problems
Fischer, David J.; Colton, Tara; Kleiman, Neil S.; Schimke, Karen – Center for an Urban Future, 2004
Today, many jobs that once could support a family barely suffice to keep that family out of poverty. The implied bargain America offers its citizens is supposed to be that anyone who works hard and plays by the rules can support his or her family and move onward and upward. But for millions of New Yorkers, that bargain is out of reach; the uphill…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Urban Areas, Family Income, Public Policy
Chavis, Karen, Ed. – 2002
This KIDS COUNT data book examines trends in the well-being of New York's children. The statistical portrait is based on six general areas of children's well-being: (1) economic security; (2) physical and emotional health; (3) education; (4) citizenship; (5) family; and (6) community. Following an introductory section addressing the 2000 census…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accidents, Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse
