Word: childe
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...like he somehow missed the last decade of political thought." Gore should be able to get up and say that the most effective antipoverty program in American history is the economy we've now got. Crime is down, welfare rolls are down, the budget is balanced, and child poverty is actually at its lowest level in 20 years. Do you really want to change tactics...
...same time, Bradley's poverty speech was notable for some things he didn't say. He has been an outspoken critic of the 1996 welfare-reform bill, arguing that forcing welfare mothers into the work force "cuts the bonds between mother and child" and that without subsidized child care and health coverage, too many could fall through the cracks. Yet in his speech, he did not call for a repeal of the time limits or work requirements. Gore seized on the omission. "He didn't propose to repeal it, did he?" he said to TIME. "It tells me that upon...
...WONDER YEARS For 27 years, researchers at the University of North Carolina followed the progress of children enrolled in quality child-care programs. Last week they revealed that those who attended such programs soon after birth through kindergarten maintained the positive effects of the education into adulthood, doing better on reading and math tests than those who didn't receive such an education...
...changes that build on the progress we've made. It's unacceptable for 44 million Americans not to have health insurance, but it is also unacceptable to severely damage the health care being provided to 84% of the people. What I propose is to start by ensuring every child in America would have health insurance by the end of the next President's term...
Welfare reform is a success, but we can't be complacent. We have to stay with it, and we have to give the job training and child care and transportation alternatives and life-skills training that are critical to not just getting a job for people coming off welfare but empowering them with the skills and services they need to hold...