Our view: Sowing seeds of promise

Our view: Sowing seeds of promise

Hide caption A Stockton-led program is about to spread a little economic seed around the city. Then we’ll sit back and see what grows.

The Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration, or SEED program, will provide $500 a month to 100 Stocktonians for 18 months. No strings attached. And no tax dollars involved. All the money for the project comes through private donations.

Will it work? Will it help?We’ll have some idea not long after the program ends. Researchers from the University of Tennessee and the University of Pennsylvania, already involved in setting up the program, will evaluate it when it ends. Among […]

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