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"Eighteen percent of Forsyth students get free or reduced lunches, compared to 61 percent in Muscogee County. In other words, more children are living in poverty in Columbus than in Cumming."

"The 2011 version added a new feature, which allows households to see whether delaying retirement past 65 could help meet their income needs. The model found that 84 is the age at which 90 percent of low-income households would have a 50 percent probability of having enough retirement income."

"The debate over how to fix Michigan's education system often boils down to arguments over budgets, benefits, teacher tenure and class size. Those issues may affect the way children learn in school, but U.S. Census figures hint at a single overriding factor: poverty."

"A handful of public schools in Arizona are the first to undertake an ambitious new program this year to not only improve what students learn but also to demand results and reward them by allowing some to graduate two years sooner."

"A comprehensive study released in November 2009 by researchers Thomas Dee and Brian Jacob of the University of Virginia found that student improvement under No Child Left Behind has been concentrated in the earlier grades, most notably in Grade 4 math scores and mostly among Hispanic and low-income students."

"While the debate over how to fix Michigan's education system often boils down to arguments over budgets, teacher tenure and class size - census figures hint at a single, overriding factor affecting the way children learn in school: poverty."

"School Superintendent Tim McGonegal revealed a startling statistic to members of the Manatee CEO Roundtable Friday morning. When school doors open Aug. 22, there will be more homeless students than ever in Manatee County, McGonegal told the group. 'The number of homeless students has increased to 1,500,' he told the group, which meets quarterly."

"That's particularly true for those pursuing advanced degrees, with the government eliminating subsidies to graduate and professional students. The upside is that the savings will be used to help preserve the Pell grant program, which provides critical funding for low-income students."

"The annual event at the Northside Aztlan Community Center connects low-income kids with basics to help them succeed in school. For single mom and college student Lisa Mahler, it means her three daughters will be walking into Poudre School District classes prepared to learn."

"Before No Child Left Behind, scant attention was paid to what was happening to low-income students, especially low-income black and Latino students, who attended schools with higher proportions of underqualified teachers."

"The Title 1 program, established by the U.S. Department of Education in 1965, gives additional funding to those schools with a large percentage of low-income students. The money can be used to hire reading tutors or buy classroom supplies and supplemental teaching materials."

"Black Hills Special Services Cooperative has received a federal grant of more than $422,000 to help low-income students gain access to advanced placement courses."