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"But today is the official ribbon-cutting and open house at the renamed Edge Water Apartments the renovated affordable housing building for low-income seniors at 626 I St. The project marks the last of the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency's share of state redevelopment funds."

"The new accountability standards are hitting low-income students the hardest. Only 40 percent of them have passed all of the ninth-grade tests, which are required for high school graduation. The number of low-income students increases each year and now makes up more than 60 percent of Texas' 5 million K-12 public school enrollment."

"Homelessness among Minneapolis students stunts their growth in math and can leave them behind their peers in math and reading for years, according to a long-term study released Tuesday by the University of Minnesota."

"It's a sea change at DPS and for these schools, where less than half the students graduate and 40 percent or fewer attend postsecondary institutions. This fall, DPS launched its Detroit Rising College Prep Schools to put students in high-poverty areas on the path to college at the same rate as suburban schools."

"Gov. Jerry Brown has been seeking implementation of a weighted student formula' that would give more school money to districts with high levels of poverty and other educational impediments and low levels of achievement. But the proposal has been a hard sell in the Legislature, because districts that would lose money under the redistribution plan are opposed."

"Take Stock in Children guarantees low-income and at-risk students a four-year college education at a Florida public school if they sign a contract promising to maintain good grades, stay drug- and crime-free and meet with a mentor on a regular basis. On Monday, community leaders involved with the program officially announced that they have formed their own nonprofit organization in the hopes that they can raise more money to sponsor more students."

"Several principals and other school administrators are urging the state to re-examine the way it scores schools on new report cards after pointing out shortcomings they believe unfairly hurt districts with high poverty or large numbers of minorities or disabled students."

"Enrollment at several of the larger area public school districts saw slight gains this year over last year, but they were accompanied by bigger gains in low-income students, according to Arkansas Department of Education and school district data."

"Deborah W. Reed, education specialist and homeless education liaison for the school system, said the number of children living in hotels grows steadily during each school year as family circumstances change and the county gathers information. Reed said she expects that by the end of the school year, the number will be close to the 2011-12 total of 173. The year before that, it was 182."

"Take Stock in Children began in Florida in 1995, and the program has been in Manatee County for almost that long. The program provides mentors to low-income and at-risk students, who sign contracts saying they will keep their grades up and stay drug-free to keep tuition scholarships. Many participants are the first in their families to attend college or high school."

"Area students who have a disability or come from low income households have a greater chance of not getting a diploma in four years. The state Department of Education breaks up on-time graduation numbers by subgroups including male, female, white, black, Asian, multi-racial, students with disabilities, economically disadvantaged, homeless and limited English speaking."

"The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge is bringing interest and attention to West Dallas. Investors and developers have been buying land, betting on opportunity and beginning to change the look of an aging industrial area only minutes from downtown. For those who live there, the challenges continue - education, persistent poverty and limited opportunities. Many parents work low-wage jobs. As happens elsewhere, they often don't participate in their children's education. Of the students who graduate from the only high school in West Dallas, Pinkston, few are prepared for college."