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"Mariana is one of too many young people in Santa Fe for whom education takes a back seat to simple survival. In her case, a low-income background and teen pregnancy make it all but impossible for her to concentrate on English, math and other skills used to rank district schools."

"Poverty is tied to the greatest health disparities. In 2005 to 2010, depression among those 20 to 64 was five times as high for those below the poverty line as those whose incomes were 400 percent or more above it. Toothlessness in adults older than 45 was five times higher in those living below the poverty line, compared with those who made at least 400 percent more than poverty level."

"A national program that aims to remove the barriers that often prevent low-income college students from finishing school is on its way to Baton Rouge Community College, possibly as early as this fall."

"Low-income seniors with excessive debt are having a hard time digging out in an environment in which "job growth is slow and salary increases are minimal," said Craig Copeland, a senior research associate at EBRI, who wrote the study on debt among the elderly."

"Under Minnesota's new accountability system, only 42 schools have been identified as 'Priority,' or needing special attention. But a Pioneer Press analysis of the data shows at least 71 other schools had similarly low scores but won't get that label -- or help from the state to improve."

"Clearly, there is a correlation between the district's poor academic showing overall and the economic situation of most of its students. At the same time, poverty doesn't entirely explain why New Mexico's Public Education Department gave Santa Fe Public Schools a preliminary grade of a C -- and a number of its schools D's and F's -- and the district's high school graduation rate is at 56.5 percent."

"Among the selection criteria is a priority for the Department to consider whether applying districts have formed a coherent and sustainable partnership with public and private organizations, which could include community-based child care and early education in the district's area."

"'Those are the employees that need the most; those are the employees that are suffering the most, the retirees who are suffering the most,' he said. 'There are individuals working for the state in the merit system who are at the poverty level.'"

"Lamenting that millions of American children receive ''a third world education,'' Mitt Romney on Wednesday called for poor and disabled students to be able to use federal funds to attend any public, private or online school they choose."

"Mitt Romney launched a blistering attack Wednesday on President Obama and teacher unions, saying they are blocking crucial revisions to education and are hurting children, particularly young Latinos and other minorities."

"Its Edgewood Middle Campus, a fourth-through-eighth-grade middle school, has a larger portion of special education students than the District's average. Seventeen percent receive services and are showing progress."

"As Romney took the stage, a sign appeared behind him, 'A Chance for Every Child.' Later, his campaign distributed a 35-page white paper that is among the most in-depth policy prescriptions so far. The broadest change involves funding for special needs and low income students."