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"Part of the federally funded Home Energy Assistance Program, the crisis program offers relief for homes with elderly or medically needy people: up to $175 in energy-bill help or an air conditioner. Help becomes available today."

"Last year, Keller successfully appealed an academically acceptable rating based on two low-income students who had been misidentified as drop-outs... [D]istrict officials expect Keller High School to move up from recognized to exemplary, a first for a district high school. "

"...Native American students... scored 20 points lower in fourth grade math... Researchers say poverty, difficulty in placing teachers in tribal areas and less access to resources compared with public schools contribute to the gap"

"Computers for Classrooms founder Pat Furr said she initially partnered with the University of California, Santa Cruz, for the study after hearing one of the school's researchers talk about the digital divide among low-income families."

"The trend has been particularly acute among Latinos, and subsequent research, inspired by University of Chicago research, has shown similar patterns among low-income and minority students nationwide."

"Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said he would consider "modest" tuition hikes, but only with guarantees of state grant increases for low-income students and that the tuition revenues not supplant a commitment of state aid to SUNY."

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"The voucher program for low-income New Orleans elementary school children was approved by the state Legislature two years ago with strong backing from Gov. Bobby Jindal. About 1,200 students received vouchers worth about $7,400 apiece in the 2009-2010 school year..."

"A Brooklyn teen who wasn't allowed to take a final exam because she is homeless finally got her diploma yesterday. 'We did it! We did it!' Rosa Bracero said at the High School for Civil Rights, her face buried in her mom's shoulder."

"The estimated summer school tuition is $200. There will be a sliding scale to adjust the payment for students from lower-income families. Those earning below the federal poverty line are exempt..."

"Low income Atlantic County residents, age 60 and older are encouraged to take advantage of the state's farm market produce voucher program... that provides an opportunity to purchase locally grown produce using $20 worth of free vouchers."

"Karl L. Alexander of Johns Hopkins University found that by ninth grade, accumulated learning loss for low-income children accounted for two-thirds of the achievement gap between them and higher-income children who had summer learning opportunities..."