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"The way he saw it, just because the Norcross school's students are primarily minority and hail from low-income homes didn't mean they were unworthy. He chose to prove they could learn and said it was time for his often-maligned international student population to show they could compete with peers across the country."

"Battling the summer slide in the District is Horizons Greater Washington, one of a handful of privately funded efforts that seek to turn summer into an advantage - instead of a liability - for children from low-income families."

"Established in 2000, Project GRAD Atlanta provides reading, mathematics, discipline, family support services and college readiness programming in Atlanta Public Schools... Project GRAD Atlanta is involved in 33 schools and works with more than 13,000 students in inner-city Atlanta, 89 percent of which are from low-income families."

"A nagging issue raised by board members was how a public charter would jibe with Crossway's mission. The organization serves predominantly low-income families and wants to continue serving children in need. But charter-school regulations require that admissions be open to everyone in the school district."

"She now teaches at Granite Hills Elementary School, which she said is a high-poverty school where most students enter a couple years behind their affluent peers. Douglas said she wanted to work in such a school where children need more help from experienced, enthusiastic teachers. "

"A former homeless teenager who last year got a full scholarship to a four-year college has launched a charity to help other needy students get a higher education. Orayne Williams was offered a place at Manhattanville College in Westchester County after the Daily News reported his inspirational story."

"Established in 1983, Rainbow Child Care Center at 121 Kingspoint Blvd. in Slidell is a nonprofit private corporation providing a low cost, quality childcare program for children ages 1-5 to low-income families attempting to break the cycle of dependence on public assistance."

"Yanof is this tough because she believes students in low-income parts of Phoenix can be held to the same academic standards as kids in more affluent areas, like Scottsdale -- and fare just as well."

"DCYF finances many admirable programs, like after-school care and tutoring for aspiring writers at Dave Eggers's 826 Valencia organization. The department focuses on serving low-income families..."

"In addition to school-wide performance, the scores of select subgroups, including minorities, low-income children, students with disabilities and those still learning English, also are weighed. An entire school can fail if just one group falls short."

"The chief of the county's anti-poverty agency says there's the potential to start chipping away at a Meals on Wheels waiting list effective immediately. Steve Walker... said he's told the nonprofit agency that certifies senior citizens as eligible for receiving home-delivered meals to sign up the next 100 eligible seniors as soon as possible."

"But it's a choice denied most every other parent who is forced by city employment residency laws or poverty to send their children to failing Chicago public schools. But there's a solution: vouchers, a system in which parents receive public money for their children's education, and take it to the school of their choice."