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"The University System of Georgia experienced its smallest fall semester enrollment increase since 2005. While total enrollment set a record, fewer students enrolled at nearly a dozen colleges, especially those with a higher percentage of low-income students."

"Because of a federal budget cut, tens of thousands of low-income high school students will face steeper price tags for their Advanced Placement exams this May -- forcing many to scramble to meet costs and others to forgo exams that could save thousands in college tuition."

"It was part of a poverty simulation Thursday night at the community college's Preston Ridge campus in Frisco. About 25 people participated, some students allured by extra credit and others simply seeking a deeper understanding of the issue."

"In Lynn, where 2010 census data show that nearly 20 percent of residents live in poverty, two years of cuts in "unrestricted aid" totaling more than $2 million have delayed paving projects and municipal building repairs and required the careful scrutiny of all nonsalary spending, said Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy. "

"The Multimedia Youth Arts Contest was established by the human development campaign, an anti-poverty organization, in 2001 to help students learn about poverty and work toward a solution. 'We don't just want to teach kids that poverty is a problem,' Olsen said. 'We want them think of solutions, that's why we want them making art about it.'"

"Children from low-income families -- who make up about 80% of L.A. Unified students -- are less likely to eat breakfast, according to the California Food Policy Advocates. Some parents may not be able to afford the food; others may leave for work too early to make breakfast for their children."

"If you're a kid on the streets, jumping from shelter to couch to doorway each night, a square meal isn't likely a part of your regular diet. That's exactly why the young leaders at Wind Youth Services all of them formerly homeless put nutrition at the top of their list of health topics to teach the vulnerable teens who spend their days there."

"Meeting the needs of minorities and students in poverty who are not reaching the same academic targets as their peers remains the chief challenge facing San Luis Obispo County school districts."

"It is open to those aged 55 or older, who live in the designated service area, and are certified by the state as eligible for nursing home care, Marshall said.The program is designed to help those who would otherwise qualify for nursing home placement under the federal Medicaid program, a healthcare program that aids low-income clients."

"Results from the math and reading scores are used in the federal No Child Left Behind Act to judge whether districts are making adequate yearly progress. Groups of students are segregated -- such as minorities or those from low-income families -- to ensure that all students' progress is measured."

"In addition to disabled adults, the rollback in funding affects the homeless, people with mental-health and substance-abuse problems, HIV patients needing hospice care, children aging out of foster care, and those in the city-run nursing home."

"'The big picture is that the unemployment rate for recent college graduates, 23- and 24-year-olds, is around 8 or 9 percent,' he said. 'If you are a high school graduate, it's about 24 percent, and 36 percent for a high school dropout. 'The reality is that you are far better off if you have a college degree.'"