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"Ohio still faces an uphill battle to convince the U.S. Department of Education that enough teachers will embrace education reforms to justify awarding the state any money in the department's Race to the Top stimulus-grant competition."

"On average, at schools with the same poverty rate, only 66 percent of the students pass the English test, and 29 percent score at an advanced level in math, according to a New York Times analysis of Department of Education statistics."

"Mark said District 189 gets one of the largest amounts of Title 1 and Title 2 federal money because 90 percent of its approximately 7,500 students come from homes below the poverty line. 'The dollars East St. Louis has for education aren't really being used to educate children.'"

"At issue is money from the federal Title I program, which sends tens of millions of dollars to high-poverty schools every year. For years, Pinellas has used that money for elementary schools alone, thinking that investments in earlier grades will pay dividends later. "

"He had moved into the category senior housing experts call 'assisted living.' Requiring help with some basic activities, he didn't need round-the-clock hospital care at a skilled nursing facility."

"In particular, concerns about Medicare could become a major political liability in the midterm elections. The report projected that Medicare cuts could drive about 15 percent of hospitals and other institutional providers into the red, "possibly jeopardizing access" to care for seniors."

"Supporters of Florida's two voucher programs, which are limited to disabled and high-poverty students, say that isn't likely. Doing so could invite a lawsuit like the one that sank the state's first voucher program in 2006, they say."

"Senate Bill 2126, which Crist signed into law, is expected to significantly ramp up the number of students using tax-credit vouchers, which are limited to low-income families. There are 27,700 students in the program now."

"A push to eliminate free local bus and train rides to all but low-income senior citizens failed Wednesday in the Illinois Senate."

"The process also can be expensive. Applications to selective colleges cost about $50 each, although fee waivers are available for low-income students."

"Homeless and low-income seniors participated in the electoral process this morning as Sacramento City Council candidates and county supervisor hopefuls spoke and answered their questions at Loaves and Fishes."

"That second bill would allow colleges and universities to increase tuition by a larger amount than now allowed, as long as they also provide more financial aid to low-income and middle-income students and meet other goals."