The Washington Post, July 25th, 1997
Friends have been stopping by my bedside to reassure me that everything's going to be all right. Not literally, of course. I'm fine that way. What evokes their sympathy is a piece I wrote about New Chance, an experiment designed to help single young welfare mothers learn some work and social skills, complete their high school education, improve their self-esteem, become better mothers and -- not coincidentally -- get off the dole. The experiment covered 16 sites in 10 states, lasted nearly four years and cost $12,000 (in private money) per enrollee per year. When it was over, you couldn't tel...
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