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Walton foundation sustains local funding for Teach For America through new $50M grant
Medicare Does Not Cover Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS)
My San Antonio, March 26, 2015: How the percentage of low income students affects SAT scores in San Antonio school districts
"As the percentage of economically disadvantaged kids in a San Antonio school district increases, the average SAT score drops, according to Texas Education Agency data for 2012-13. This correlation is present in the state agency's numbers for the last three years that the Express-News examined."
Grant helps kids read at two Bellevue schools
"Students at Lake Hills and Stevenson elementary schools are receiving extra support to learn to read thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Bacon Family Foundation for Bellevue Schools Foundation�s Project READiness. Project READiness provides trained instructional aides to assist with literacy instruction in kindergarten and first grade classrooms in Bellevue�s elementary schools with the highest percentages of poverty."
Feb 19, 2015: Associated Press/ GfK - Nationwide poll on cost of higher education
Topic(s): Education, Tax and Budget
Marketplace, December 4, 2014: Colleges pledge to graduate more low-income students
"Hundreds of college leaders gathered in Washington, D.C. Thursday, armed with ideas to tackle one of higher education's thorniest issues. Just 1 in 10 people from low-income families has a college degree by age 25, according to the White House, compared to half of people from wealthier families. This is the second summit the Obama Administration has held this year that focuses on getting more low-income kids across the college finish line."
July 28, 2014: Harris Poll -- Nationwide Poll of the State of the Economy
Topic(s): Economic Opportunity, Health and Poverty, Place-Based, Aging and Poverty
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