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"The funds will provide retention and graduation services, and other opportunities to first-generation, low-income and disabled students at the college, a Ripon press release states.A new focus on the grant cycle is in providing information to students on financial literacy..."

"It has been 17 years since Debra Thomas was homeless with her infant daughter, but the experience still defines her. In 2004, it drove her to start a tiny nonprofit to help others facing the same misery she had."

"Gorge Martinez, 23, a UT-Austin graduate from Ferris, struggled to complete his college applications. He paid to take the SAT twice before finding out he could have applied for a low-income fee waiver."

"You might know some of these children. More than 300 in Luna County share this dilemma.They are homeless students, but continuing their education nonetheless."

"Blueroof also shares data documented at one of its other projects in Oakland: Bellefield Dwellings, a low-income senior living center. "

"A majority of the students who attend the academy are from middle- to low-income families, said Mike Moffett, vice chairman of Nampa Classical Academy's governing board."

"A cheating scandal is creating turmoil in Atlanta's public schools, casting into doubt the work of hundreds of students in at least 12 of the mostly poor, mostly minority district's elementary and middle schools."

"Although estimates of the number of school-age children of illegal immigrants don't separate those attending public vs. private schools, it's reasonable to assume that nearly all attend public schools since most come from lower-income families."

"'Low-income students often rely on these programs,' said Kaplan spokeswoman Melissa Mack. 'The impact of this proposed metric will be the shifting of the sector en masse to a more affluent population.'"

"For the most part, low-performing schools are still low-performing and vast achievement gaps remain between low-income black and Latino students and their white and Asian counterparts."

"Kaplan spokeswoman Melissa Mack said the federal data offered only a partial picture of the situation. Last week's data failed to include low-income students who were paying the interest on the loans but weren't touching the principal; those who were deferring payment; and those who had consolidated their loans, she said."

"Students with the most effective teachers consistently made huge strides in a single year, despite challenges such as poverty or limited English skills."