Poverty Dispatch - March 9, 2009

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 irppubs@ssc.wisc.edu.

Today's Topics in the News:

• Joblessness and Unemployment
• Homeless Children and Families
• Child Welfare and Structured Decision Making
• Aging Out of the Foster Care System
• Children's Health Insurance Coverage
• Early Childhood Education
• Food Stamp Program
• Economic Stimulus and Health Spending
• Recession, the Global Economy, and Poor Nations
• Self-Employed Women's Association - India
• Women and Education - Pakistan
• Youth Challenge Program for High School Dropouts
• Low-income Homeowners - Florida
• The Newly Poor and Near Poor - Arizona
• Emergency Rooms and Frequent Users - Camden, NJ
• Prisoner Re-entry and Recidivism

Today's Articles:

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Joblessness and Unemployment

Job losses could drown stimulus. Read Article
By Neil Irwin and Annys Shin, Washington Post. March 7, 2009.
 

Unemployment soars to 8.1% in February. Read Article
By Mark Silva, Los Angeles Times. March 6, 2009.
 

Job losses hint at vast remaking of economy. Read Article
By Peter S. Goodman and Jack Healy, New York Times. March 6, 2009.
 

State jobless rate hits 11.6%. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Mark Hornbeck and Louis Aguilar, Detroit News. March 6, 2009.
 

Jobless fund could take years to repair. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Deanna Martin (Associated Press), Indianapolis Star. March 9, 2009.
 

Nearly 1 in 10 jobless in state. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Ted Evanoff, Indianapolis Star. March 7, 2009.
 

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Homeless Children and Families

1,200 Wichita school kids are homeless. (KANSAS) Read Article
By Roy Wenzl, Wichita Eagle. March 6, 2009.
 

Maine family struggles to find a home in hard times. (MAINE) Read Article
By Colin Hickey, Morning Sentinel. March 8, 2009.
 

For many homeless students, schools substitute for homes. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Steve Israel, Times Herald-Record. March 8, 2009.
 

Spurred into action by homeless children. (BOSTON, MA) Read Article
By John C. Drake, Boston Globe. March 3, 2009.
 

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Child Welfare and Structured Decision Making

How computers call the shots for L.A. County children in peril. (LOS ANGELES, CA) Read Article
By Garrett Therolf, Los Angeles Times. March 8, 2009.
 

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Aging Out of the Foster Care System

Children of the system. Read Article
By Daniel Heimpel, Newsweek. March 9, 2009.
 

State foster care system needs reform. (Opinion) Read Article
By Les Gara and Amanda Metivier, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. March 8, 2009.
 

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Children's Health Insurance Coverage

All our children need health insurance. (NORTH DAKOTA) Read Article
By Paul Ronningen, Fargo-Moorhead Forum. March 8, 2009.
 

Measure to expand ARKids advances. (ARKANSAS) Read Article
By Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. March 7, 2009.
 

All Kids may add to insurance rolls. (ALABAMA) Read Article
By Markeshia Ricks, Montgomery Advertiser. March 8, 2009.
 

Louisiana wins grant money to increase LaCHIP enrollment. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Melody Brumble, Shreveport Times. March 9, 2009.
 

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Early Childhood Education

Tackling the achievement gap. Read Article
By Michaela Saunders, Omaha World-Herald. March 9, 2009.
 

A head start to learning. Read Article
By Candice Evans, Delmarva Daily Times. March 9, 2009.
 

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Food Stamp Program

Utahns' use of food stamps at new high. (UTAH) Read Article
By Julia Lyon, Salt Lake Tribune. March 6, 2009.
 

Food stamp benefits to increase. (TEXAS) Read Article
By Corrie MacLaggan, Austin American-Statesman. March 8, 2009.
 

Local, national official see increase in food stamp recipients. (TEXAS) Read Article
By Emily Guevara, Beaumont Enterprise. March 6, 2009.
 

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Economic Stimulus and Health Spending

Recovery act funds boost BadgerCare Plus, COBRA options. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Stacy Forster And Guy Boulton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. March 8, 2009.
 

Boost to health coverage planned. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By Elizabeth Cooney, Boston Globe. March 9, 2009.
 

Despite stimulus, funds for Medicaid uncertain. (TENNESSEE) Read Article
By Emily Bregel, Chattanooga Times Free Press. March 8, 2009.
 

Federal stimulus bill to provide $1.3 million for health facilities. (MISSISSIPPI) Read Article
By Nicklaus Lovelady, Clarion Ledger. March 9, 2009.
 

Health spending a wise use for the stimulus. (Opinion) Read Article
By Amy Blouin, Kansas City Star. March 8, 2009.
 

Failing to fund Medicaid and CHIP in Austin leave federal dollars on the table. (Opinion) Read Article
By Steve Jacob, Fort Worth Star-Telegram. March 8, 2009.
 

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Recession, the Global Economy, and Poor Nations

U.S. downturn dragging world into recession. Read Article
By Anthony Faiola, Washington Post. March 9, 2009.
 

World Bank says global economy will shrink in '09. Read Article
By Edmund L. Andrews, New York Times. March 8, 2009.
 

Disaster looms for poor nations, says World Bank. Read Article
By Anne Davies, Sydney Morning Herald. March 10, 2009.
 

A rising dollar lifts the U.S. but adds to the crisis abroad. Read Article
By Peter S. Goodman, New York Times. March 8, 2009.
 

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Self-Employed Women's Association - India

An empire for poor working women, guided by a Gandhian approach. (INDIA) Read Article
By Somini Sengupta, New York Times. March 6, 2009.
 

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Women and Education - Pakistan

Pakistani girls seek better education. (PAKISTAN) Read Article
By Betsy Pisik, Washington Times. March 8, 2009.
 

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Youth Challenge Program for High School Dropouts

Discipline of military redirects dropouts. Read Article
By Erik Eckholm, New York Times. March 7, 2009.
 

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Low-income Homeowners - Florida

Poor have fared well in housing downturn. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By John W. Allman, Tamba Tribune. March 9, 2009.
 

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The Newly Poor and Near Poor - Arizona

Middle class families looking to agencies for help. (ARIZONA) Read Article
By Dianna M. Náñez, Arizona Republic. March 7, 2009.
 

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Emergency Rooms and Frequent Users - Camden, NJ

An ER alternative. (CAMDEN, NJ) Read Article
By Carol Ann Campbell, Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine. March 9, 2009.
 

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Prisoner Re-entry and Recidivism

Another by-product of the recession: Ex-convicts. Read Article
By Ken Stier, Time Magazine. March 6, 2009.
 

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