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Financial Security Scorecard: A State-by-State Analysis of Economic Pressures Facing Future Retirees
The Salinas Californian, March 10, 2014: California in line for $334M for pre-kindergarten
"President Barack Obama's proposed budget for fiscal year 2015 includes a big-ticket expense: $75 billion over the next 10 years to help states provide free pre-kindergarten education to millions of low- and moderate-income 4-year-olds."
Paid Sick Days Access in the United States: Differences by Race/Ethnicity, Occupation, Earnings, and Work Schedule
The Virginian-Pilot, March 06, 2014: Dems: Medicaid expansion means money for schools
"Amid the name-calling and blame-mongering, a group of liberal Democratic lawmakers unveiled an analysis breaking down how much additional money could be freed up for local school divisions if Virginia takes the available federal money to expand the Medicaid program. According to the Virginia Progressive Caucus, expansion would result in $285 million in savings over the next two years that could be used for other state services."
The Fort Mill Times, March 05, 2014: War on Poverty Still Critical for Vulnerable Seniors
"The National Council on Aging (NCOA) today praised the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging for holding a hearing on gains in senior income security since President Lyndon Johnson declared War on Poverty in the 1960sbut emphasized that the job is far from over."
The Deseret News, March 05, 2014: Committee OKs bill to fight intergenerational poverty with after-school programs
"Students from low-income households often struggle to compete academically with their peers. They become frustrated, drop out of school and go on to face difficulties related to criminal activity, drugs, health care and employment. In time, they become the parents of a new generation of students from low-income households."
March 4, 2013: Harris Interactive -- Nationwide poll on Food Stamps
Topic(s): Health, Economic Opportunity (Access to Benefits), Education, Workers and Poverty (Job Quality
The Capital Times, March 03, 2014: Madison School Board president says achievement gap is about more than poverty
"School Board president Ed Hughes says that the Madison Metropolitan School District remains focused on a race-based academic achievement gap that has plagued it for decades, and it is about more than families living in poverty."
The Attleboro Sun Chronicle, February 27, 2014: Costs of busing homeless students on the rise in Attleboro area schools
"Homelessness isn't just taking a toll on families locally, it's also placing an increasing burden on local schools."
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 24, 2014: Crossfire over plans to expand private-school-tuition tax credit program
"Student scholarship organizations are marshaling their forces behind dueling plans to expand a controversial private school tuition tax credit program."
The Columbus Dispatch, February 20, 2014: Coleman puts emphasis on jobs in State of City
"Using his record 15th State of the City address to stump for ideas to improve Columbus, Mayor Michael B. Coleman pledged yesterday to raise more people out of poverty and spend millions for more preschool education."
The Jefferson Post, February 20, 2014: (Op-Ed) Trapped by poverty and underfunded schools
"Supporters of privatizing public education with a voucher program say that parents need vouchers to give them more educational choices because many low income students are trapped in failing public schools.'"