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"Nearly four years after the community beat back a proposal to build a 300-unit condo project... the developer has come up with a new plan: Another 300-unit condo project, this one with taller buildings and about three times as many units set aside for senior citizens."

"...[M]any private schools notably the Knowledge Is Power Program at schools in various states have achieved remarkable success with low-income and minority youngsters."

"But we need real vouchers, not the flimsy ones the state gave us in 1999. They were limited to low-income children in failing public schools. And they did not hold the private schools accepting the vouchers accountable."

"The FAFSA includes more than 100 questions and work sheets, some of which are exceptionally confusing. There is good news, if you are a relatively low-income parent and can fill out the form online."

"The president announced his proposal at Graham Road Elementary School, a low-income, high-achieving school where 80 percent of the students qualify for free or reduced-price meals."

"Another, even grimmer way to look at it: The poverty rate is 10.8 percent among high school grads. It is one-third less for those with bachelor's degrees."

"None of that is good news to those who would be hurt most by the fees, primarily the elderly and people with low incomes who don't have computers, said tax preparers."

"'We're going to raise the bar for all our students and take bigger steps towards closing the achievement gap...,' Obama told a group of sixth-graders at Graham Road Elementary, where a heavy concentration of students from immigrant and low-income..."

"Enroll larger percentages of low-income South Carolinians with significant financial need than the research universities or independent institutions"

"The president announced his proposal at Graham Road Elementary School, a low-income, high-achieving school where 80 percent of the students qualify for free or reduced-price meals."

"Parents can opt to have a fluoride coating applied to their children's teeth. For children who need further treatment, the foundation will provide dental care for low-income families who qualify."

"The small school of 430 students is unique on the western slope of El Dorado County about 45 percent of its students live in poverty and 25 percent are English language learners."