Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Debunking the Myth of the Failure of Education and Training for Welfare Recipients 19
5. Failing Low Income Students 45
6. “That’s Not How I Want to Live” 75
7. Connecting and Reconnecting to Work 97
8. Supporting or Blocking Educational Progress? 115
9. Student Financial Aid and Low Income Mothers 129
10. Credentials Count 149
11. “This Little Light of Mine” 171
12. College Access and Leadership-Building for Low Income Women 189
13. Transcending Welfare 203
14. Securing Higher Education for Women on Welfare in Maine 217
15. Afterword 237
16. Contributors 241
17. Index 247