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"But most of that money will be gone by the end of the school year, leaving them as vulnerable as ever to the antiquated system of tying school budgets to property taxes, which automatically puts low-income urban or rural children in a hole."

"Health advocates couldn't be happier to have a popular first lady adopting childhood obesity as her cause. They're also keenly aware of how difficult the problem will be to solve."

"She rejects the idea that Oregon lacks qualified people of color to lead committees, serve in office or otherwise shape public policy. Members of minority groups need to lead discussions on poverty, discrimination and schools, she said."

"With a careful sequence of courses, including ninth-grade algebra, and attention to skills like note-taking, the early-college high schools accelerate students so that they arrive in college needing less of the remedial work that stalls so many low-income and first-generation students."

"But scores on standardized state tests lag well below the average of the Fremont public school system in almost all subjects -- a fact Ms. Alaiwat ascribed to the number of students who come from low-income families."

"Haven's curriculum is no different from that of many high-poverty schools: It is heavy on basic skills in reading, writing and math. But teachers make aggressive use of timers to lend structure to the day and take pains to present concrete tasks and tangible goals..."

"Those are big numbers, but they'd come with a legal obligation to assist families far above the poverty line. Under SB 6562, even a household with an annual income of $95,000 would be eligible for some help."

"Of those who received food assistance last year, 54 percent had to choose between food and utilities or heating fuel; 32 percent had to choose between food and their rent or mortgage; 39 percent had to choose between food and medicine or medical care..."

"...[M]embers of the Los Angeles City Council set aside a slew of budget proposals designed to prevent the city from going bankrupt. But they did approve a reduction to one subsidy program that covers the trash fees of at least 58,395 low-income senior citizens and disabled residents..."

"Charter school advocates contend that the researchers' presumptions about racial separation are out of date. They said parents -- including low-income minority parents -- are turning to charters for a quality education that traditional schools have not provided."

"Fifteen years ago, Gov. Paul Patton set a goal: Fueled by gains in education and economic development, Kentucky's per capita income would reach the national average in 20 years. It was an ambitious target and one that economists said was unrealistic."

"The lawmakers' probe focuses on federal funding provided under the Ryan White Act, which pays for medical care and support services for about 500,000 low-income people each year."