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"In Omaha, Nebraska, $297,500 was granted to 20 local agencies. Grants will fund a wide range of programs including health and human services for homeless and low-income families, after-school enrichment and arts programming for disadvantaged youth, and senior support services."

"As the Obama administration makes early-childhood education a top domestic priority and most states are expanding preschool for low-income kids, Minnesota is taking a unique approach. It is the first state to make a major investment in a market-based preschool subsidy. So-called 'early-learning scholarships' follow children, whether they enroll in a public school pre-kindergarten or federal Head Start, which the government pays for anyway, or a private center such as New Horizon or home day care that charges fees. The scholarships, essentially pre-kindergarten vouchers, are designed to steer the most at-risk kids into the highest-quality care and reduce the achievement gap at the outset."

"The group was invited by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, which is hoping to attract more students to apply for its $40,000 a year scholarships through the event. The foundation also supports coverage of the experiences of low-income, high-achieving students in Education Week. The first-ever gathering of these administrators also was designed to inspire participation in a new coalition to advocate for disadvantaged students and recruit more of them into selective high schools, along with supports to stay on track."

"While colleges have expanded their reach over the past generations, higher education systems continue to replicate existing wealth inequalities, equipping too few people to fully contribute in a knowledge economy. In order for our economy to become more inclusive and therefore thrive, colleges must reframe their core missions and become poverty-fighting institutions."

"There is a growing divide between those who earn a bachelor's degree by age 24 and those who don't, with the gap between the richest and poorest students doubling in the last four decades, according to a report released Tuesday."

"The utility announced Tuesday that the lion's share of a $20,000 grant would help fund afterschool programs at the museum through the Boys & Girls Club of Rutland County, making it accessible to low-income families."

"Gov. John Kasich's budget will send more money to districts with low incomes, he and aides promoting his plan are saying."

"There is a growing divide between who earns a bachelor's degree by age 24, with the gap between the nation's richest and poorest students doubling during the last four decades, according to a report released Tuesday. The percentage of students from the lowest-income families those making $34,160 a year or less earning a bachelor's degree has inched up just 3 points since 1970, rising from 6 to 9 percent by 2013. Meanwhile, college completion for students from the wealthiest families has risen dramatically, climbing from 44 to 77 percent."

"The achievement gap between middle-class and low-income students is readily evident when looking at Michigan's test scores, graduation rates and other academic outcomes. For instance, Michigan fourth-graders from low-income families were only half as likely to test proficient in math in 2013-14 compared to their middle-class and affluent peers."

" Increase funding to public education, particularly to public schools in low-income communities: In 1997, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the funding was unconstitutionally inequitable between more affluent and poorer school districts in Ohio. This has never been remedied. Instead, in 2011, significant cuts were made to public education across Ohio."