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"The number of Central Florida students like Elian who are considered homeless has risen for a fifth straight year. Last school year, thousands more children were found living in hotels or shelters or crammed into homes with other families or neighbors, according to new data from the Department of Education."

"Since then, Lester has sought to use more effective and innovative methods to teach students in regions affected by violence, poverty and other problems. Now, students at the Richland campus and throughout the WSU system are applying those lessons in the Northwest with students whose hardships have inhibited their education."

"Of the 410 students on Para Los Ninos' elementary campus, 99% are Latino and 96% hail from low-income families. More than two-thirds of the students are not fluent in English. But the school is proving that demographics are not destiny. Its test scores are on par with many suburban public schools. And its curriculum relies on the sort of child-centered approach favored by progressive private schools with five-figure tuition."

"The Health Alliance used its grant to spearhead an initiative to convert medical records from paper to more efficient electronic versions at the Geneseo Parish Outreach Center, which provides health care to low-income residents in the area."

"Glenda then heard of Journeys of Hope. Based in Salem, the nonprofit is filling the gap by serving homeless, and those at-risk of becoming homeless, between ages 18 and 23. Glenda was sharing her story during an assembly at Beverly High School, organized by five members of Distributive Education Club of America, a network that helps prepare students in high schools and colleges to become leaders in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. The Beverly group has chosen Journeys of Hope as its community service project."

"Seniors are now the most financially comfortable people in the United States, with the steadiest cash flow and the lowest poverty rates. Meanwhile, child poverty is deepening and adults under 65 are the poorest they've been in about 50 years."

"Funding for special needs and poor students appears to be most in jeopardy if the nation plunges over the so-called fiscal cliff' - a mix of draconian spending cuts and tax hikes that experts say could push the economy back into a recession."

"Too many of America's children aren't worried about the cost of higher education because they can't even imagine attending college in the first place. To improve educational access, students from low-income communities need the same mentoring, leadership opportunities, and support through the college application process as their higher-income peers. Strategic partnerships between K-12 schools and local colleges are a key part of this exposure."

"She and dozens of other Sylmar students, graduates and volunteers packed a classroom for the event hosted by College Summit, a national nonprofit dedicated to increasing the number of low-income students who go to college."

"Homelessness comes in a variety of forms, including kids living from couch to couch, staying with relatives, sleeping in cars, in shelters or on the street. Once the students are identified, the center ensures they get free breakfasts and lunches at school, help finding a place to live, transportation to the same school from wherever that new home may be and other resources."

"The free clinic is new territory for Senior Mobile Dental, which began offering basic dental services, such as cleanings and screenings, in 2007. Most of its work has taken place at local nursing homes, treating a population that is not mobile and often difficult to roust from familiar surroundings. It also operates a similar dental clinic at the Colorado Springs Senior Center, but patients are charged on a sliding scale."

"The AARP Foundation is partnering with the Internal Revenue Service to provide free help to low-income taxpayers throughout the Southern Crescent. 'I think this is a great opportunity for us to reach out with AARP and support our low-income taxpayers with free tax assistance,' said IRS spokesman Mark Green."