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"The board will vote on whether to approve the Community Eligibility Provision for all Wayne County Schools. The CEP is for schools with high percentages of low-income children. It's intent is to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students."

"Orange County has 301 students classified as homeless,' according to the McKinney-Vento Act. The percentage of economically disadvantaged students is more difficult to calculate because of the perception among older, high school students that their peers will discover they qualify for free or reduced lunches."

"Randolph's elementary, middle and high schools have risen each of the last two years in Business First's annual rankings, which are based on state test scores. The district as a whole rose from 74th to 59th in the 2013 rankings, and up to 50th this year. What hasn't risen is prosperity in the district. Nearly half of Randolph's students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch - a metric that indicates poverty - and the district is the 12th poorest of 98 in Western New York, according to Business First data. The median household income in the district is $45,519."

"Arizona's Summer Food Service Program served 1.1 million meals to children in low-income areas of the state last year, but still reached only a fraction of kids targeted for the program."

"Seniors on fixed incomes have been plagued in recent years with rising expenses for housing, transportation and health care. In many cases, this has resulted in a rise in senior hunger and even homelessness. Heat and eat programs are vital for our most economically vulnerable residents."

"State officials started the program last fall by working with the College Board to mail informational packets to all 1,800 high-school seniors deemed college-ready. In the packets, low-income students received application fee waivers to eight colleges, and students with the best test scores were encouraged to apply to top colleges. High-school guidance counselors and state officials then followed up with students and their parents through evening phone calls and in-person meetings to make sure the thorny logistics of college applications didn't deter them."

"Detroit Public Schools cited technical difficulties' for failing to apply for Head Start funding for the fall, leaving the teachers union crying foul over the loss of the federal grant that serves low-income preschoolers."

"The Republican governor's recommendations, which spend an additional $180 million on K-12 education, were included in the Legislature's budget plan for the fiscal year starting July 1."