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"The Obama administration said Wednesday that it would vastly expand the use of competitive bidding to buy medical equipment for Medicare beneficiaries after a one-year experiment saved money for taxpayers and patients without harming the quality of care."

"The presentation was given by Toni Baggiano of the Simple Project. She said in northeastern Louisiana on any given night, about 51.4 percent of homeless persons are families with children under 18, compared to about one-third nationally. Baggiano said homelessness has a tremendous impact on a child's sense of safety and well being, health and ability to learn."

"The report found also that schools attended by low-income and middle/high-income students in the Raleigh-Cary metropolitan area exceeded test score expectations to an extent greater than in any of the 100 largest metropolitan areas"

"Segura was like a lot of kids who come from low-income families, facing various obstacles to education and employment, said program director Natalie Chavez.Working with 30 selected students from West Mesa, the Quantum Opportunities Program in Albuquerque is one of only 10 such programs nationwide. Designated a model program, it received funding from the Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation, with additional funding from the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Justice."

"At one point, the achievement gap referred primarily to the scoring difference between white and minority children. The conversation nationally has gravitated toward socioeconomics instead of race because many low-income families, regardless of race, do not own computers or a vast selection of books, have experience navigating the education system or know how to help their children with homework."

"Navrot and 12 other Rutgers students urged lawmakers to continue supporting Pell Grants for low-income students and to reverse long-standing plans to increase the interest rate on subsidized college loans from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent, an increase Navrot said would be "insurmountable."

"Now Verrochi, originally from New Hampshire, is finishing her third year as a high school teacher at the 555-student Todd County High School on the Rosebud reservation. The graduation rate is 51 percent, 49 percent of county residents are below the poverty level, and the nearest Walmart is nearly three hours away."

"Two-thirds of Rutgers students rely on subsidized federal loans to attend college. One-third - 16,000 students - rely on Pell Grants designed to help low-income students. 'Congress is facing a lot of tough choices in the economy, but we want to at least maintain the current level of federal support,' said Rutgers student Emi Morse of Sea Bright."

"Many of these schools will, in their last years of existence, become gathering places for the forgotten. Homeless children, teenage parents, those struggling with English: it's as if the department channeled the most troubled students to the most troubled schools."

"Although approval is expected, the sticking point is whether the perk should be limited to low-income youths or be extended to everyone ages 5 to 17. Children under 5 already ride free.A well-organized contingent of students, parents and community activists, backed by the progressive flank of the Board of Supervisors and by the Board of Education, argues that free transit for all youths is about equity and would do more to promote the city's transit-first policy while grooming a new generation of transit riders. "

"Philipp and fellow Grinnell College students Noah Most and Kathy Andersen instead spent the previous 59 minutes passionately talking about how they help local folks who are broke and have nowhere to turn."

"For a recent study on houses, kindergartners met residents from a homeless shelter, performed a play at LOVE Park about being homeless, and then raised $4,000 from the crowd for the shelter. The school consistently meets state academic benchmarks. "