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"For the most part, her students scored well on standardized tests. But there were years when she could not protect her kids from the ravages of poverty and violence ,no matter how hard she tried."

"The Avalere study also found benefits will improve for low-income people whose premiums and co-payments are covered by taxpayers. For the first time since the drug benefit was offered in 2006, 9 million low-income beneficiaries will have a bigger number of plans to pick from."

"'The Lottery' follows four low-income families hoping to get a seat for their kids at Harlem Success Academy in New York. It will be shown for free at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Loudermilk Convention Center."

"California has violated federal law by classifying thousands of inexperienced, noncredentialed teachers as 'highly qualified' and assigning them to schools with heavily low-income and minority enrollments, a federal appeals court ruled Monday."

"At education conferences, Dr. Szachowicz -- who became Brockton's principal in 2004 -- still gets approached by small-school advocates who tell her they are skeptical that a 4,100-student school could offer a decent education."

"Four years of learning about social issues stirred Matthew Forrest to pursue hands-on community service. Still fresh out of college, the 22-year-old works full time helping people secure a path out of poverty and recruiting college students to assist them."

"Members of the school board's assignment committee had asked for the data to see if attending magnet school with higher-achieving students from other area would help the typically low-income base students."

"Charter schools that aim to bring low-income students up to grade level, such as the KIPP academies and the Harlem Children's Zone in New York City, generally offer a longer school year and a longer school day."

"Going to college isn't easy. Toss in a few of the typical curves that many single parents face such as poverty, stress and child-care issues and for some, pursuing a degree seems practically impossible."

"Schools make the list if they miss targets in one or more of up to 37 categories -- including the performance of subsets of students like those from low-income families -- two years in a row."

"For many years, diversity in higher education has been measured by how many low-income students and students of color enroll in college. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation wants to make a dramatic change in that definition, by focusing instead on college graduation rates."

"President Barack Obama started the school week Monday with a call for a longer school year, and said the worst-performing teachers have 'got to go' if they don't improve quickly."