Welfare policies matter for children and youth: Lessons from TANF reauthorization

Author(s): Morris, Pamela A.; Knox, Virginia; Gennetian, Lisa A.;
Date Issued: 2002
Publisher(s): MDRC
Description: A brief on the effects welfare reforms targeted at parents have on the academic achievement of their elementary-school-age and adolescent children
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Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation ; David & Lucile Packard Foundation ; William T. Grant Foundation ; John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ; J. P. Morgan Chase Foundation
Source: (Next Generation Policy Brief). New York: MDRC. Retrieved July 5, 2005, from http://www.mdrc.org/publications/183/policybrief.pdf
Note: This resource is part of the Next Generation project.
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness

Parent, School, & Community School Readiness/Child School Success & Performance > School Performance & Success

Policies > Economic & Social Policies
Country: United States
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