... needs of these women. Also included in this research study was analysis of the effect welfare reform may have on the drop-out rate among high school girls in order to provide additional research on this issue. The main section of this article is the Introduction, in which researchers introduced their concern ... first" legislation was praised by federal policy-makers as being the answer to welfare dependency, this legislation has, in fact, become an obstacle to financial independence for many low income parents who see education and training, rather than immediate low-wage employment as t...

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