A new education base in Nelson town centre linked to Nelson & Colne College Group cannot be rushed, the town board was told.

More information: David W. Rothwell, Temporary Aid for Needy Families as family policy for first time mothers, Journal of Marriage and Family (2024). DOI: 10.1111/jomf.13050.

Rothwell suspects that outright paid family leave would be preferable for these new mothers -- an assertion that can be measured in a future study, given that Oregon established a taxpayer-funded ...

David Rothwell, a sociology professor at Oregon State University who researches poverty, said “the biggest cause of persistent poverty in both urban and rural communities is the economy, ...