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"Under Bassi's plan, low-income seniors 65 and older still could ride public buses and trains for free, but more-affluent seniors would pay half fare. Anyone making less than $27,610 a year -- or a couple making $36,635 -- would continue to ride for free."

"A large majority of recipients are low-income elderly and disabled people and families living beneath the federal poverty line, which is $22,050 for a family of four. But households with incomes up to 150 percent or even double the poverty line are eligible in many states..."

"...[T]he schools would have to waive some or all undergraduate tuition for households making up to $95,000. That high tuition/high financial aid model would preserve access for low- and middle-income students while ensuring that families who can pay more of their way, do."

"Indiana's Constitution requires the legislature to set up a 'general and uniform system of common schools.' In other states, lawsuits arguing school funding inequities have typically come from parents of children living in poverty who argue their schools aren't funded adequately."

"In a proposed change to the No Child Left Behind law, the Obama administration Obama administration would require states to adopt new academic standards to qualify for federal money from a $14 billion program that concentrates on impoverished students..."

"Chambliss told students she joined the Army after barely graduating from high school -- having waited too long to finally take it seriously -- and then finding herself homeless and with few options."

"Job training opportunities are available for low-income older workers in Fond du Lac County."

"That's where the Diversity Index comes in. Known as 'the lottery,' the index uses five factors to determine a child's profile: poverty level, socio-economic status, English-language proficiency, academic achievement..."

"Fraim was especially critical of Gov. Bob McDonnell's proposal to reduce funding for the school breakfast program for low-income students, calling the cuts 'unacceptable.'"

"Students in local schools would continue to benefit from $12 billion in state support. That money, apportioned on the basis of enrollment, teacher seniority and local poverty, pays for core classes in academics."

"Sherman Denby, a science teacher at the Cherry Street School in Bridgeton, N.J., quietly goes out of his way to help his low-income students and their families."

"Yesterday, Mayor Thomas M. Menino ... officially kicked off an ambitious effort to combat poverty in a 5-mile radius in the heart of the city, where many of the turnaround schools are located."