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Download full textZargari, Ahmad – 1996
As welfare programs have grown more costly, it has become obvious that they merely treat the symptom, poverty, instead of the problem, unemployment. Jobs increasingly require higher levels of skills and better educated workers. Since the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 has ended the federal guarantee of…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Education Work Relationship
Cohen, Marie – Issue Notes, 1998
In the past, post-secondary education has been an option for welfare recipients wishing to increase their earning power. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) shifted federal policy and made it more difficult for welfare recipients to pursue a college education. Nevertheless, several work activities…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Access to Education, Community Colleges, Educational Legislation
