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"Access to quality food and nutrition is often beyond the reach of migrant families for several reasons, Richard said, including annual incomes below the poverty line as well as limited refrigeration and cooking facilities."

"In contrast, Georgia's k-12 public schools administer annually more than 85 state-mandated tests --- with all results reported publicly. SSOs have apparently failed to serve a significant number of low-income students."

"On its face, the investigation tarnishes the 12-year tenure of Superintendent Beverly Hall, who was named US Superintendent of the Year in 2009 largely because of the school system's reported gains especially in inner-city schools"

"Florida educators worry that a new fee on adult-education classes will force students to drop out of a program meant to help them secure work or higher-paying jobs. Starting this month, the state is requiring colleges, adult centers and other schools to charge $90 to $360 a year..."

"Debby VanderWoude, director of the Tomlinson Adult Learning Center in St. Petersburg, says at least half her students won't be able to pay the fee or will have 'serious difficulty.' About half are new immigrants. Many are homeless or live well below the poverty level."

"According to an analysis by the city's Independent Budget Office, these schools have more poor children (63 percent versus 52 percent citywide), more homeless students (6 percent versus 4 percent), more special-education students (18 versus 12)."

"Each scholarship pays up to $4,250 for private elementary tuition and up to $5,000 for private high school tuition. Parents who are not low-income can pay remaining unpaid tuition."

"Harrell said the Breathing Association, the only area agency that provides free air conditioners to low-income residents with health problems, will provide units until the supply runs out. 'Last year, we gave out 800 air conditioners...' she said."

"Head Start is a federally funded program that serves 3- and 4-year-olds. Drake's program serves 888 children in 11 school districts throughout six counties. At least 90 percent of children in the program must be from families whose income is at the poverty level or below."

"As is the case nationally, there's a gap in Cobb between how students of different races and economic classes perform on standardized tests. Black students trail other racial groups on the SAT and their scores have declined since 2006 while the scores of white students have increased. "

"In this latest attempt to inject themselves into what should be a doctor-patient decision, some lawmakers tried to prevent low-income women from obtaining abortions when the fetuses had serious abnormalities."

"The public must have confidence in the school grading system, which is evolving away from reliance on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. Lee Charter Academy was one of the district's showpieces for achievement with low-income minority students."