But no evidence for such a claim exists. According to Newman's research, poor families emphasize schooling even more than others, especially because parents with little or no education struggle in the labor market and hence do not want their children to repeat the experience. Officials in Virginia and Florida also did not have data on attendance. The thing to report is it isn't working. Virginia's Learnfare program has run since 1995.
Critics also argue that the program is underfunded.
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