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"Head Start, founded in 1965, is a federally funded preschool program that provides low-income families and their children -- mainly between the ages of 3 and 5 - with health, nutritional and educational support."

"'Education is the great equalizer, as we all hear, and it's the one thing that I believe can break the cycle of poverty,' said Campos, 31. 'When you give someone a good education, you give them a solid future that can help them get out instead of engendering the poverty.'"

"On the other end of the spectrum, a little over 23 percent of the increase in state aid will go to the 31 former Abbott districts, which have high concentrations of low-income students and Camden, Gloucester City, Burlington City and Pemberton Township."

"The hearing came as lawmakers in Harrisburg continue to debate a bill to create a voucher program, which would let students from low-income families attend private or parochial schools with the aid of government-funded vouchers."

"The Education Trust, an advocacy group for low-income students funded by major philanthropies, has assembled troubling data. The graduation rate for first-time, full-time students seeking four-year bachelor's degrees is just 22 percent. "

"The $14 million program was created in 2004 by a Republican-led Congress. It provides $7,500 annual vouchers to low-income families to send their children to private school. "

"While AT&T's prices are competitive with major carriers, seniors living on a low income may want to consider applying for lesser-known carriers that offer free phones and limited calling service."

"Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools shuffled its lineup of high-poverty schools earmarked for extra help on Friday, but at a time of heavy budget cutting, those schools might well receive less additional aid than in years past."

"Jaime Escalante was the dedicated math teacher from Garfield High School in East Los Angeles who challenged his students from low income families to work hard and pass his AP calculus class."

"[T]he cascading combination of other financial pressures -including declines in state support and charitable donations, and an influx of low-income students-may soon manifest itself in new levels of austerity on college campuses."

"The result was the Boston-based group he founded: Families in Educational Leadership, or FUEL. [The] group has held 'savings circles'... with the goal of training low-income immigrant families on financial literacy so they can put away money for college."

"University of California students would take a nearly $55-million hit from reductions in Pell grants. A $20-million check promised for bringing a rail line closer to the L.A. airport would be taken back. Head Start cuts would eliminate about 14,000 slots for low-income children..."