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"Two Manitowoc County schools are among 116 schools in Wisconsin receiving recognition for their success in educating students from low-income families."

"For the fifth graders at St. James School in North Philadelphia, Wednesday was a day of firsts.First day of class for the first students at the city's first Episcopal middle school for low-income children."

"In addition, Delta Dental will contribute another $50,000 to each dentist for a total of $100,000 in loan repayment funds. The recipients also must provide dental care to under-served populations in their communities including Medicaid, disabled, elderly, nursing home residents, refugees and the homeless."

"Dean Baker, co-director for the Center for Economic and Policy Research, says Washington should revive job programs for low-income youths as part of an economic stimulus."

"Test performance is influenced by many factors, and researchers controlled for characteristics such as school size, student poverty, race and ethnicity. Cornell said that in many instances, the level of bullying in a school mattered as much as poverty."

"A federal law called the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act calls for schools to help meet them, with the goal of keeping homeless youth in school,."

"The 2011 class is best prepared for college-level English courses, with 73 percent clearing the bar in that subject. Students are most likely to need remedial classes in science and math, the report says."

"Rhode Island plans to allow homeless, elderly and disabled residents to use food stamps at some Subway restaurants. The Providence Journal reports the Food Access Project pilot program will involve four Subways in Providence. It is designed to give vulnerable populations more healthy food choices."

"With a valid score, Animo Leadership would have approached an 800 API, which high schools serving large numbers of low-income minority students struggle to attain. The school, which was the founding Green Dot campus, has been named among the top 100 public high schools by U.S. News & World Report."

"By March, low-income residents and seniors may not be able to turn to the Capital Area Community Action Agency for help paying utilities and other emergencies."

"Homeless, elderly and disabled Rhode Islanders will soon be able to use their food stamps at a limited number of Subway restaurants in the capital city under a pilot program aimed at increasing access to healthy foods."

"There are two age groups hit especially hard hit by the sputtering economy: 'The youth, ages 18- to 24-years-old who lack work experience, and those 55 and older who lack today's skills,' said Patti Roberts, communications director for the state Employment Development Department."