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"Low-income parents should be able to make the same kind of choices affluent parents do when they decide to buy a home in an upscale suburb with a good school system, Whitehurst said."

"More California students are taking Advanced Placement tests for college credit, and low-income students are participating and succeeding at a greater rate than in other states, according to a report released Wednesday by the College Board."

"Further, countless studies involving low-income, middle school students show a slide in achievement that makes success in high school and beyond an enormous challenge. "

"Evnen told the group about a study that followed a group of children who'd participated in the lottery system, comparing those students who got into the charter schools to those who didn't. In both cases, students faced poverty but had caring adults in their lives."

"About 23,000 Ohioans in the Class of 2010 had taken at least one AP exam, 4 percent more than the previous graduating class. About 2,200 low-income students took an exam last year, a 24 percent jump from 2009."

"In April, the state no longer will allow as many as 20,000 college students to qualify for food stamps just because they're in school, not because they're in need."

"Through the state CareerLink offices, the government will pay for appropriate education for certain residents if they need further training to find employment. This applies to dislocated workers and some low-income adults."

"As is true with so many California schools that serve a low-income population, McKinley continued to underperform year after year with little, if any, improvement in sight."

Eric Cooper of NUA and Dan Domenech of AASA, explore the poverty issues impacting schools

"While there are bright spots here and there, Camden's standardized test scores are typically below the statewide average for districts in the lowest socioeconomic state ranking known as District Factor Group "A.""

"Some may argue that more investment in Georgia pre-k should benefit only families who cannot afford quality child care on their own. But making enrollment income-based is counter-productive: most school failure occurs in children above the poverty line."

"At Champion Middle School, in a neighborhood with a housing project plagued by drugs and poverty, mired in failure despite years of turnaround efforts, the district installed a principal who had once taught at Champion, Edward Baker."