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"Princeton started the no-loan trend by eliminating loans in financial aid packages for low-income students in the 1998-99 academic year and for all students in 2001."

"Mr. Eisman... said the for-profit education industry, like the subprime mortgage industry, has rested on the proliferation of loans to low-income people who would not be able to repay them."

"'They deserve a decent wage like anyone else,' Cantrell said. 'They are professionals, they shouldn't be poverty-stricken.'"

"Low-income students at small schools have shown more academic progress than similar students at larger high schools, but graduation rates have been slow to follow suit."

"The Montgomery County Board of Education on Thursday was briefed on a report that shows the school district lags the state in the performance of seventh- and eighth-graders, especially among students who are black and/or impoverished."

"Sophisticated or better-off parents can challenge district decisions through lengthy 'due process' procedures, said attorney Valerie Vanaman... But low-income or non-English-speaking parents will be disproportionately harmed, she predicted."

"Victor Cardenas, a homeless wanderer for much of his high school career, graduated this past Memorial Day weekend the valedictorian of his class at Furr High School, with a perfect 4.0 out of 4.0 average. He's the first person in his family to get past the tenth grade."

"Because of its number of low-income students, Cameron is a Title 1 school and thus receives federal funding for additional teaching resources. For educators such as Towery, leading students in the school is a rewarding challenge."

"The eligible districts and schools have agreed to revamp their educational systems in return for the money. They enroll 38 percent of Pennsylvania's public school students and 57 percent of its low-income students."

"Daniel A. Domenech arrived in Fairfax County 13 years ago as the new schools superintendent.He was a former elementary school teacher with a reputation for raising achievement for low-income students. But he had to prove himself, fast, in difficult circumstances."

"After the state began offering tax-credit vouchers to low-income students in 2001, students in public schools with a greater and more diverse array of private schools around them showed greater gains in standardized test scores than students in other public schools..."

"Meanwhile, Davis trumpets her district's success, namely that of all the districts in Illinois with at least a 50 percent or higher poverty level..., District 162 is the only one with 80 percent or more of its students scoring at or above state standards."