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"There is seemingly universal agreement in higher education that college completion rates aren't high enough. Yet it's difficult to find anyone pointing fingers at a particular college. Lawmakers lament the low graduation rates of students who receive federal Pell grants, the largest source of federal student aid to low-income students. "

"Jarvis, like thousands of other students in Chicago Public Schools, is homeless. He is just one of more than 10,660 students who were homeless at the beginning of the school year. That's 1,466 more than at the same point in the previous school year, according to a CPS tally."

"In Cabarrus County, for example, that means the school system could lose money that pays for a series of federal programs, including $210,000 in Title 1 funding, which helps low-income schools hire teachers and assistants to reduce class sizes, improve computer labs, purchase supplies, and increase teacher training."

"They entered a world of uncertainty, settled into a cramped Extended Stay Deluxe motel room along Stemmons Freeway and hoped for a better life. They found a godsend across the highway: an elementary school experienced in helping homeless students, most of whom live in the nearby motels."

"Hugley-Green said there are 1,060 students in Muscogee County and 60 percent are from low-income families. There are more than 1,600 applications and a waiting list with 300 children. "Many are enrolled in private programs and hope to be placed in neighborhood schools," she said."

"Mt. Diablo High is among nine Contra Costa County campuses that could lose a total of nearly $7 million a year in state funding for low-income schools because of failing to meet grant requirements."

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"Because Social Security and Medicare are not means-tested, the share of transfer payments going to middle- and upper-income households tends to increase, for several reasons. The retirement age is essentially fixed, but people are living longer."

"A new report says that investing in quality child care and education will produce a well-trained work force down the road."

"Unemployment for new graduates is around 8.9 percent; the rate for workers with only a high school diploma is nearly three times as high, at 22.9 percent."

"IBR is available for many federally guaranteed student loans and can be particularly beneficial for low-income families, the unemployed and people with lower-paying, public service-type jobs in education, government or non-profit organizations."

"Last year, we saw a massive 83% corporate tax cut to replace the Michigan Business Tax without a shred of proof offered that it will create jobs. Yes, the MBT was broken, but, no, it should not have been fixed at the expense of the elderly, low-income residents and Michigan's homeless shelters and other nonprofits."