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"And poor children are probably costlier to educate than affluent ones. Since belt-tightening at every level of government is likely to continue, state lawmakers as well as local administrators and boards will have to make sure that... they don't shortchange low-income kids."

"I read something recently that stunned me, and it was this sentence from a text called, 'The Myth of American Exceptionalism,' by Godfrey Hodgson: 'The United States is exceptional in its unwillingness to take children out of poverty.'"

"But research has found that those benefits can fade over time. A 2010 study of Head Start, a federally funded program for low-income children, found that early gains in literacy skills tapered off by the end of first grade."

"And federal budget cuts could take billions of dollars out of the federal Pell Grant program for low-income students as soon as next fall, forcing more students who previously have relied on grants to take out loans."

"Statewide data from the WKCE shows that more of the state's students are living in poverty, according to the number of free or reduced-price meals. Overall, 40.6 percent of Wisconsin students are from low-income families, according to the DPI."

"Founders said then that their mission was 'trying to make sure those kids come out of the starting blocks with an equal chance.' Today, 95 percent of Gordon Parks students are from low-income households."

"The number of children identified as homeless in Thurston County's eight school districts grew 56 percent from the 2006-07 school year through 2009-10, school figures show. And increasingly, families are turning to their schools for help when they lose their homes."

"Some kids come to kindergarten unready to learn. Tragically, these kids often come from low-income families and don't have the opportunities middle-class and wealthier children have. Our solution?"

"School lunch as a moneymaker is not possible in most public schools because the federal National School Lunch Program that provides subsidies to feed low-income students specifically prohibits it."

"Under the program, which began in 2004, low-income D.C. students are given federal money to help pay for private school tuition. Democrats closed the program to new entrants in 2009."

"The law provides a base amount of $3,450 for each student and allocates additional money for factors like student poverty and the number of students enrolled in special education or classes to learn English."

"Oakland, Berkeley schools awarded for closing the achievement gap: Sixteen East Bay schools that serve large numbers of low-income students have received awards for closing the achievement gap."