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"States also are required to offer recognition or even financial rewards for schools that largely serve low-income students and show the most improvement. States also must adopt the learning standards to judge whether students are ready for college and put in place teacher and principal evaluation systems that measure educators, in part, on the academic progress of their students -- both steps that Illinois has taken."

"Representatives of the California School Boards Association and Association of California School Administrators said they are considering joining the lawsuit because it will adversely affect low-income districts the most, as well as disabled pupils who must travel to special programs."

"The program will target low-income students, with a preference for those who would be the first in their family to attend college, she said. Students will be required to maintain high grades and sign contracts promising to stay out of trouble. Students will be paired with mentors who will help them prepare for and apply to college, she said."

"Amid the debates about our public schools and the need for education reform, the impact of poverty on student learning outcomes seems to be missing. Research has established a clear link between poverty and student performance. Yet many critics of public schools deride the poverty-achievement link as an excuse for poor teaching."

"Male, 73, spent five years on a waiting list before finally moving into a cozy one-bedroom unit in Henrietta's Springside Meadows Apartments. The apartments cater to low-income seniors and disabled individuals, and cost 30 percent of a tenant's monthly income. Prospective renters must make no more than $23,750 per year to qualify."

"The men, all homeless, are called 'guests' and treated as such. Care and comfort are provided by an exuberant, dedicated, rotating cadre of 200 volunteers from Villanova, Swarthmore, Penn, Temple, and Drexel, who cook, dine with guests, play games, and converse, with three to five students spending the night every night."

"The good news regarding homeless children in Pennsylvania is that their number has decreased since 2006, the last time the National Center on Family Homelessness compiled a national report on the topic. But the bad news is, the number increased after the economic slump of 2008."

"With states under pressure to cut their budgets and federal stimulus money gone, low-income working parents are facing a paradox. Just when they have to work longer hours to make ends meet, they are losing access to the thing they need most to stay on the job: a government subsidy that helps pay for child care."

Director Cynthia Long said the center primarily exists to encourage low-income, first-generation students to attend college. She said her employees regularly visit those counties, providing services to homeless students, high school dropouts and adults who never attended college. 'We're looking for the population that often gets overlooked,' she said."

"Los Feliz Charter, which quickly became a destination for middle-class families via word of mouth, is unlike the neighborhood school, Los Feliz Elementary, in many ways. Los Feliz Elementary is composed entirely of low-income families; 44% of students are listed as English learners. Los Feliz Charter has 28% low-income students and 6.5% English learners, amid ongoing recruiting efforts to diversify. (Larchmont's demographics are similar, its recruiting has boosted low-income families to 42%.)"

"Budget cuts and eligibility changes will slash the number of low-income Mecklenburg County households that get help paying their heating bills this winter. The Low Income Energy Assistance Program spread $5.5 million among 28,000 Mecklenburg households last year. This year it's expected to spend about $1 million serving fewer than 6,000 clients."

"Director Cynthia Long said the center primarily exists to encourage low-income, first-generation students to attend college. She said her employees regularly visit those counties, providing services to homeless students, high school dropouts and adults who never attended college."