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"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."

"President Obama, delivering a schoolhouse pitch for a $1.35-billion expansion of his signature education plan, promised Tuesday to "raise the bar" on what is expected of public school teachers and students."

"'The trickle (of aid) from a few days ago ... is about to be a fire hose,' said Maj. Brian Fickel, a military spokesman. Aid groups were setting up a tent camp on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince that could house 100,000 left homeless by the quake."

"'We have a much higher poverty level than most states,' Horne said. 'But our kids perform better than the national average on the Terra Nova test.'"