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"By setting a portion of the tax credit scholarship funding aside for students from low-income families, our Legislature has set a strong precedent. For the first time, those Alabama parents that once felt helpless have now been empowered with the freedom of choice."

"To begin putting more students in classrooms, Governor Deval Patrick has proposed boosting spending on early childhood education next year by about $130 million. Those dollars would be used to increase the pool of money low-income families can access to help pay for day care."

"There's a surplus of funds for the kindergarten program, and administrators want more low-income students to reap the benefits of an all-day kindergarten, which led to the proposed reduction in fees for only those students."

Meche Sansores, Women�s Action to Gain Economic Security

"Mathematica Policy Research has released its five-year investigation of 43 KIPP schools - the largest study ever of a charter school network. The $4 million study, funded by the Atlantic Philanthropies, concludes: The average impact of KIPP on student achievement is positive, statistically significant, and educationally substantial.'"

"The district must do more to provide hands-on attention, he says, than simply handing out a phone number for HomeFront or other agencies and making a quick referral. Mercer County has a strong network of services and help for the homeless. But without access to a computer or a social worker or an empathetic ear, some families may not know where to turn in the blur of events leading to loss of their home."

"It has been a long journey for Mary Rose Estates, which initially wanted to open in Willoughby but had to find another location after the city vetoed the plans. The 40-unit building is intended for seniors and is subsidized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development."

"KIPP's positive outcomes are the result not of its unique learning approach but rather, so the familiar critique goes, of its ability to attract the best students with highly motivated parents. Now comes rigorous research that should put an end to those suspicions and hopefully prompt discussion of what other schools might take away from KIPP's experience in working with low-income students."

"In short, early educational interventions really matter, and have long-term consequences. Children who are not proficient in reading by third grade are four times more likely to drop out of high school than children who read at or above grade level and 13 times more likely, if they live in poverty."

"The old South Omaha Library will become a hub for helping disadvantaged youths under a 10-year, $1.12 million lease agreement approved Thursday night by the Learning Community Council. The educational cooperative also committed $500,000 to support intensive preschools at two high-poverty schools in north Omaha through a partnership with the Omaha Public Schools."

"If the cuts occur, it's not likely that low-income families and the elderly will see immediate changes, experts said, although the timing of any potential changes isn't known. You're going to see vulnerable groups losing access to food aid that they've been relying on,' said Julie Zaebst, interim director of the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger. And as devastating as these potential cuts are, they're taking place in a context in which families and seniors are already feeling previous cuts.'"

"Our first-year high school students are making significant progress. Students who came from the ACE middle school have picked up where they left off, with exceptional growth in reading and math in the first semester. The new students who have only spent several months at ACE are starting to hit their stride as they begin to believe in themselves and their college future."