Poverty Dispatch - November 1, 2007

IRP compiles and distributes Poverty Dispatches, links to Web-based news items dealing with poverty, welfare reform, and related topics twice a week. Each Dispatch lists links to current news in popular print media. Persons wishing to receive Poverty Dispatches by e-mail should send a request to rsnell@ssc.wisc.edu.

Today's Topics in the News:

• Social Services Computer Systems - Indiana, Ohio
• States and Rates of Foster Care Payments
• Privatization of Child Welfare Services - Michigan, California
• Subsidized Housing Vouchers - New York City
• City Homeless Policies - New York City, Los Angeles
• Temporary Assistance Enrollment - Louisiana
• State Children's Health Insurance Program
• The Uninsured in Florida
• Study: High Schools and Graduation Rates - Midwest States
• Numbers of Poor and Low-income Students in the South
• Early Childhood Education in the South
• Low-income Students and Access to College
• Access to Broadband Internet Service

Today's Articles:

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Social Services Computer Systems - Indiana, Ohio

Indiana rolls out welfare automation. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Ken Kusmer (Associated Press), Indianapolis Star. October 30, 2007.
 

FSSA's first steps. (INDIANA) Read Article
Editorial, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. October 31, 2007.
 

FSSA's first steps. (OHIO) Read Article
Editorial, Columbus Dispatch. October 29, 2007.
 

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States and Rates of Foster Care Payments

In U.S., foster care funding in 'crisis.' Read Article
By Philip Rucker, Washington Post. October 28, 2007.
 

Payments going up. (ALABAMA) Read Article
By Lisa Singleton-Rickman, Times Daily. October 29, 2007.
 

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Privatization of Child Welfare Services - Michigan, California

Rushing to expand privatization could jeopardize vulnerable kids. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Sharon Claytor Peters, Detroit News. October 31, 2007.
 

Relying on private agencies has track record of saving money. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Michael D. LaFaive, Detroit News. October 31, 2007.
 

Foster parents go new route. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Douglas Quan, Press-Enterprise. October 30, 2007.
 

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Subsidized Housing Vouchers - New York City

Bias is seen as landlords bar vouchers. (NEW YORK CITY) Read Article
By Manny Fernandez, New York Times. October 30, 2007.
 

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City Homeless Policies - New York City, Los Angeles

No emergency room. (NEW YORK CITY) Read Article
By Bob Herbert (Column), New York Times. October 30, 2007.
 

Some respite, if little cheer, for Skid Row homeless. (LOS ANGELES, CA) Read Article
By Solomon Moore, New York Times. October 31, 2007.
 

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Temporary Assistance Enrollment - Louisiana

Fewer families getting state aid. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Sarah Chacko, Baton Rouge Advocate. November 1, 2007.
 

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State Children's Health Insurance Program

Federal study offers dire outlook on child insurance. Read Article
By Robert Pear, New York Times. October 31, 2007.
 

Child health care bill advances in Senate. Read Article
By Robert Pear, New York Times. November 1, 2007.
 

Senate considers SCHIP for third time. Read Article
By Julie Rovner, National Public Radio. November 1, 2007.
 

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The Uninsured in Florida

1 in 4 in Florida lack health insurance. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By Gary Fineout, Miami Herald. November 1, 2007.
 

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Study: High Schools and Graduation Rates - Midwest States

Ohio hopes to boost retention rates at schools. (OHIO) Read Article
By Emily Zeugner (Associated Press), Cincinnati Post. October 30, 2007.
 

Michigan stung by study's dropout list. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
Detroit News. October 30, 2007.
 

Iowa's dropout rate among the lowest in U.S. (IOWA) Read Article
Associated Press, Des Moines Register. October 30, 2007.
 

About 10% of Illinois high schools are 'dropout factories,' study finds. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By Karen Hawkins (Associated Press), Springfield Journal-Register. October 30, 2007.
 

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Numbers of Poor and Low-income Students in the South

South's public school children are now mainly low income. Read Article
By Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor. November 1, 2007.
 

Majority of children in public schools in the South are poor. Read Article
By Halimah Abdullah, Kansas City Star. October 29, 2007.
 

Poverty on the rise in schools. (GEORGIA) Read Article
By Benjamin Price, Athens Banner-Herald. October 29, 2007.
 

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Early Childhood Education in the South

South leads nation in pre-K for 4-year-olds. Read Article
By Dorie Turner (Associated Press), Birmingham News. October 29, 2007.
 

State urged to expand its preschool program. (KENTUCKY) Read Article
By Antoinette Konz, Louisville Courier-Journal. October 30, 2007.
 

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Low-income Students and Access to College

Colleges pledge support for low-income students. Read Article
By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo, Christian Science Monitor. November 1, 2007.
 

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Access to Broadband Internet Service

Arming low-income Americans with the tools of the digital age. (Column) Read Article
By Rey Ramsey, Seattle Times. October 25, 2007.
 

States step in to close broadband gap. Read Article
By Corey Boles, Wall Street Journal. November 1, 2007.
 

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