But the plan would spend only $690 million a year on the work program itself in 1999.

No one knows how many jobs a work program will need.

Life skills are being developed among students under the work program.

The second difference, which is even more important, concerns the structure of the work program.

That represents a huge increase from the number in work programs today.

All students are required to participate in the school's work program.

Her case shows that a work program, to succeed, has to do more than offer jobs and child care.

Mothers of children under 6 do not have to participate in work programs now.

It's not what most people have in mind when they envision a Republican work program.

States could end all benefits if recipients still had not found real jobs after three years on the work program.