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"Nearly 21,000 students in Oregon public schools lived in homeless situations at some point during the last school year. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo says that's 1,500 more than the previous year."

"The district's homeless population of 800 is a slight decrease, but it remains high compared with six years ago when it served 475 homeless students. Oregon's homeless student population continues to swell, with 1,500 new students last year for a total of 20,545. That's a 152 percent increase during the past seven years."

"Oldham as a district made 15 of 22 of its goals this year, falling short with math and reading among black students, low-income students and students with disabilities. The district also missed it's math goal among Hispanic students."

"'We have people who want to tell people poverty doesn't exist,' declared Eugene White, superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools. 'These are people who woke up on third base and thought they hit a triple.'"

"Sensing an alarming trend, the Ozark School District commissioned a research company to shed light on the area's growing poverty rate."

"The state's EdChoice program -- an extension of a Cleveland voucher system -- allows students from low-income families in academically poor districts to apply for vouchers to cover tuition at a private school."

"The award program gives us the opportunity to identify and study these schools that are getting very impressive outcomes,' said Johnson, 'even though they are urban, even though they are serving low-income communities.'"

"But the school, where nearly all students are from low-income families, still has a long way to go. Principal Cynthia Miller supported the move to a longer day to give teachers and their students more time to focus on math, reading and science."

"The growth in the number of students scoring distinguished or proficient in reading and math is the primary factor in determining if a school or district makes adequate yearly progress under No Child Left Behind. Scores in the two subjects are broken into subgroups of white, black, Hispanic, Asian, limited-English, disabled and low-income students."

"'We have so many kids that need to be supported in our Catholic schools, and they don't have the financial means because their parents are living below the poverty line,' Anderson said.The foundation awarded 7,300 grants for the current academic year, but there are 9,000 students on waiting lists, Anderson said."

"To escape from under NCLB, states must already have in place college- and career-ready standards; develop systems of 'differentiated recognition,' which highlight the highest-performing schools and those that best serve low-income students as 'reward schools'..."

"Officials with Rockingham County Schools are aiming toward gains in academic performance among girls, minorities and low-income students. The effort is part of the district's focus on science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM."