News tagged with welfare reform
African Americans are more vulnerable to welfare penalties
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Jun 01, 2009 |
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African Americans are significantly more likely to be sanctioned by the United States welfare system than whites, according to research published in the June issue of the American Sociological Review, the flagship journa ...
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Women who exit welfare just as likely to marry as women never on welfare
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Nov 02, 2009 |
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A new study from a recent issue of the Journal of Marriage and Family shows that women who exit welfare (under TANF, or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), are as likely to marry as women of similar socioeconomic backgr ...
School voucher adoption affected by political decision-making
Oct 15, 2008 |
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In many countries, school vouchers have come to be a controversial policy which allows parents to pay for the education of their children at a school of their choice, rather than the public school to which they are assigned. ...
Screening for domestic violence woefully weak in welfare offices
Feb 04, 2008 |
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Even though federal welfare-reform legislation calls for case workers to screen for domestic violence and most states have agreed to implement this requirement, just 9 percent of women applying for Temporary Assistance to ...
Love, not money, inspires immigrants to become U.S. citizens
Feb 08, 2007 |
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Love, more than money, inspires legal immigrants to go through the naturalization process to become American citizens, according to new research from UC Irvine.
Two is not company -- as far as fish are concerned
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Research at the Universities of Plymouth and Exeter has shown that fish kept alone or in small groups are more aggressive and exhibit fewer natural behaviors such as shoaling. Dr Katherine Sloman will discuss the findings ...
Mayo Clinic researchers study health care reform
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Results of a Mayo Clinic survey published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that while physicians are open to being involved in health care reform discussions, some opposition may exist.
Resident duty-hour reform associated with increased complication rate
Sep 02, 2009 |
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A new study finds a 2003 reform of the length of resident on-duty hours has led to an increase in the rate of perioperative (the span of all three phases of surgery: before, during and after) complications for patients treated ...
Happier, healthier, more productive hens on omega-3?
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Most of us are aware of the potential health benefits of omega-3 found in fish oil and flax seed. Now researchers are looking at how omega-3 may help laying hens avoid bone damage.
Study separates russian flat tax myth and fact
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Proponents of a flat rate income tax often point to Russia's 2001 switch to a 13 percent flat tax as nothing short of an economic miracle.
Study: Parenthood makes moms more liberal, dads more conservative
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Sep 08, 2009 |
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Parenthood is pushing mothers and fathers in opposite directions on political issues associated with social welfare, from health care to education, according to new research from North Carolina State University.
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