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"In a separate vote, the council agreed to limit the number of low-income seniors and disabled residents who can participate in a program that subsidizes 100% of the cost of trash pickup."

"Based on their test scores and graduation rates, Carver, Jordan, Spencer and Kendrick high schools have not made adequate yearly progress under the federal No Child Left Behind Act ... They are also Title I schools, meaning they have a large number of low-income students."

"He pointed to examples in his own district including that it has six of the state's seven torchbearer schools. Torchbearer schools often are high-poverty, high-minority schools that also are high performing."

"Browne's foundation said she is not commenting on her nomination. But in a statement last month to McClatchy News Service, she said Legal Services Corp. 'provides an important service to low-income Americans to help with everyday legal problems'..."

"He highlighted six guiding points for the new proposal: standards and accountability; improved quality of teachers and school leaders; a well-rounded education; better supports for student health and safety; innovation..."

"Panhandlers in this city are often ignored, stiffed, even reviled, but sometimes, if they hang around long enough and take the right approach, they can work themselves not only into the wallets, but also into the hearts of those they solicit."

"Many risk factors can contribute to a child having trouble in school. Some of them, such as living in a low-income family or having a mother with less than a high school education, can be mitigated through quality early education."

"Both county school systems have about 4,800 students and both have about 27 percent of their population living below poverty level. However, Emanuel County Schools will receive $3.1 million in equalization grants; Burke will receive none..."

"'This is just flat-out discrimination, and it flies in the face of the idea of school choice and equal access to education,' said Thena Robinson, an attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center"

"His plan would lead to the creation of high-poverty schools in some areas, which he said could be addressed by giving such schools additional money. But the main challenge to implementing the plan may come from members of the board majority."

"The AARP in Lake County, in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service, is sponsoring free tax assistance beginning today and continuing through April 15 for moderate- and low-income residents, especially those 60 and older..."

"A study conducted by the University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research and Iowa State University found 11.4 percent of senior citizens experienced some form of food insecurity. They also found seniors living in the South are at higher risk for hunger."