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"Under the proposal, teachers would be evaluated and financially rewarded under a system where at least 50 percent of the evaluation would be based on student testing. Teachers could also earn bonus pay for teaching in high-poverty schools or teaching high-need classes..."

"George Dinkel, director of Center of Hope, which had done about 500 returns for low-income taxpayers by midweek, said, 'We have people coming into our office who can't get the state forms. They can't afford to go to H&R Block and pay $100, $300. It's really a burden for some people.'"

"The $15.5 million project was developed by Southport Financial Services with help from the Florida Housing Finance Corp., the agency that administers the low-income housing tax credit program. The agency encourages affordable multifamily housing by offering federal tax credits..."

"Garfield offered the worst possible conditions for learning: 85 percent of the students were low income, most of the parents were grade-school dropouts, faculty morale was bad, expectations were low."

"It wasn't an ordinary store. The clothes were free -- and for Miami's homeless. The students are part of Humility Now, a new organization dedicated to helping the homeless."

"The award is presented to urban school districts with strong academic records that show marked gains in student performance and a reduction in the achievement gap among low income and minority children."

"Among its students may be many who do not speak or read English, who live in poverty, who miss school frequently because they must baby-sit while their parents look for work, or who have disabilities that interfere with their learning."

"The foundation identifies eligible school systems based on size, low-income enrollment, minority enrollment and urban environment. Systems are not allowed to apply for the award."

"The Obama administration says the new law pumps more than $40 billion into this program, which provides need-based grants to low-income undergraduates and to certain post-baccalaureate students."

"The Obama administration says the new law pumps more than $40 billion into this program, which provides need-based grants to low-income undergraduates and certain graduate students."

"When students at Carter High School in Strawberry Plains, Tenn., forget their lunch money, they don't have to worry about going hungry. Instead, they wander over to one of the five tellers who work at the student-run bank, where they can withdraw money from their savings..."

"The new law will make it easier for borrowers to repay their loans if they take low-wage jobs by capping monthly payments at 10% of their income, down from 15%. In addition, the new law would cancel any debts that remain after 20 years..."