Uncle Milty's lost kids: a free boarding school shows a costly way to head off delinquency
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Milton Hershey School is a private boarding school that serves children living in poverty. Tuition is free due to the school's ownership of $1.7 billion in Hershey Company securities. The school's highly structured program is studied widely because of its success in preventing juvenile delinquency.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1993
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Cultivating their own gardens
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The tenant-management movement is being touted by the Bush administration as the answer to problems in public housing projects in inner city areas. The leadership of Bertha Gilkey in improving Cochran Gardens in St Louis, MO, is discussed.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1992
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How Jack Kemp lost the War on Poverty
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Jack Kemp's efforts to establish a conservative War on Poverty during his term as Sec of Housing and Urban Development failed due to opposition from Richard Darman, lack of support from Pres Bush and Kemp's own reckless enthusiasm.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1993
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