,Built to Last: Why Skills Matter for Long-Run Success in Welfare Reform

Built to Last: Why Skills Matter for Long-Run Success in Welfare Reform


 

Publication Date: April 2003

Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy

Author(s): Julie Strawn; Karen Martinson

Research Area: Education; Social conditions

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This report and companion policy brief argue that basic skills and educational credentials are critical for labor market success. The report and brief make the case that the current federal welfare law is too restrictive in its allowance of education and training activities and recommends that this be rectified when the welfare law is reauthorized this year.