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"She has come to adopt the party-line view of the most change-averse elements of the teachers' unions: There is no education crisis. Poverty is the real issue, not bad schools. We don't need fundamental reform; we mainly need to give teachers more money and job security."

"Several low-income schools that through the years have struggled for good grades and then improved fell once more. Carver Middle and Catalina, Richmond Heights, Washington Shores, Wheatley and Ridgewood Park elementary schools all got D's this year."

"In May, the state ordered the Don Bosco school to repay federal Title 1 funds spent in 2009 and 2010 in a way not allowed under its application. Title 1 covers extra services for students from low-income families."

"Charter schools are public schools that operate independently from local school committees. The Lynn academy is part of a nationwide network of 99 KIPP charter schools that share core principles and methods, including providing their mostly low-income students with a longer school day."

"Billions of federal stimulus dollars that boosted Medicaid programs for the past two years will run out Friday, while at the same time California is trying to get approval for a series of cuts to the health program for the poor."

"Also troubling is the widening of the gap in performance in most subjects between black students and white students and those from low-income and wealthier families. Hispanic students, however, saw their achievement gap narrow across the board."

"The agreement also restores millions of dollars in library funding. It prevents the closure of city pools. And it guarantees that thousands of low-income children will be able to remain in government-subsidized child care."

"Student leaders at the University of Massachusetts' Amherst campus say changes in the students' health insurance plan will unfairly hit hardest on women, low-income students, and those with mental illnesses."

"'Teachers have to be parents, priests, lawyers, clothes washers, babysitters and a bunch of other things' if they work with low-income children,' said Nathan Saunders... ''Impact takes none of those roles into account, so it can penalize you just for teaching in a high-needs school.'"

"The nation has witnessed only isolated successes. Most of the poor-performing schools continue to struggle against the brisk current of poverty."

"The township is seeking applicants for its new low-income housing units for senior citizens.Located in the Gatherings of East Greenwich, an active-adult community on Friendship Road, are 10 duplexes, making a total of 20 units for senior citizens on a tight budget."

"The plan is based on a sliding income scale, with families of four making more than $60,000 qualifying for some level of scholarship if they switch from public to private schools. Advocates say the[y]... are ready to help low- and middle-income families take advantage of them."