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"Some 17 million elderly Americans are in need of government-funded meal services, but 90 percent of them don't receive it, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office. About 83 percent of those adults in need are food insecure."

"Florida's main teachers union said Monday it will not drop its legal fight against the state's largest private school voucher program despite a judge throwing out the group's lawsuit."

"Low-income high school graduates may be less likely to continue on to earn a college degree than students from families with more money, according to a recent study."

"Most students attending private schools on scholarships from Alabama's new school-choice program are from low-income families, but only 30 percent would otherwise be attending a public school dubbed as failing, according to annual reports filed with the state."

"At a time when academics and lawmakers are embracing the importance of preschool education more than ever, a new study from University of Maryland's Melissa Kearney and Wellesley College's Phillip Levine finds that toddlers may achieve many of the same educational benefits by tuning into Sesame Street."

"By the time children in Michigan reach third grade, 40 percent of them aren't reading at proficiency, according to statistics from the Michigan League of Public Policy. In 2013, 80 percent of fourth-graders from low-income families "did not demonstrate proficiency" on a national test."

"There is a constant rallying cry in education circles: Why don't we have more teachers of color? The answer is simple it's not a degree likely to pay off, assuming the student can even make it to graduation."

"Its progressive benefit formula pays a high percentage of your average monthly earnings up to a certain point; but then, as your income grows, lower percentages apply to bring down your overall benefit as a percentage of your career income."

"That's the idea behind America Needs You, a program for low-income, high-achieving, first-generation college students that aims to increase graduation rates in underserved communities. The program started in New York in 2009, expanded to New Jersey in 2012 and added Illinois this year."