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The Role of Education and Training in Welfare Reform
Publication Date: April 2002
Publisher(s): Brookings Institution
Author(s): Judith M. Gueron; Gayle Hamilton
Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation; Joyce Foundation; Foundation for Child Development; Charles Stewart Mott Foundation; John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Ford Foundation; David & Lucile Packard Foundation
Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation; Joyce Foundation; Foundation for Child Development; Charles Stewart Mott Foundation; John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Ford Foundation; David & Lucile Packard Foundation
Special Collection: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Topic: Labor (Labor conditions, wages, salaries, and benefits)
Social conditions (Public welfare and social services)
Keywords: welfare-to-work programs; education; work training
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
In recent years, single mothers on welfare have gone to work in unprecedented numbers. But with limited skills and work histories, they usually get low-paying jobs and remain in poverty. The situation is especially acute for the half of the caseload that does not graduate from high school. Since recipients with higher skills tend to get better jobs, it seems logical that education and training should play a central role in welfare reform. But what kind of role?