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MILWAUKEE (AP) - Susan Gramza credits Wisconsin's groundbreaking welfare reform program with helping her land a job as a housekeeping manager, support her four children and put away money, too. But another mother, Veronica Sanford, got fired from her job for missing work, and washed out of the program.
Their stories reflect the debate over the effectiveness of Wisconsin Works, or W-2, which turns 10 this year.
W-2 requires mothers to work or get job training in exchange for a check and child care. It replaced the conventional welfare program, Aid to Families With Dependent Children, which had been around since the 1930s.
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