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"It's one of those puzzles of poverty with health impacts on children. Three recent studies add to mounting evidence that poverty can exact a lasting toll on a child's mental and physical well-being, with stress representing a key pathway."

"A report released Tuesday by an Ohio tax policy expert examined the impact of poverty on school spending and flipped on its head the conventional notion that urban schools continue to spend more and more and produce no better results."

"The Salem-Keizer School District could get an extra $4.1 million under a proposed plan to change how state officials calculate the number of students living in poverty."

"In the richest country in the world, the poorest among us are children. Forty-two percent of African American children and 37 percent of Latino children are born poor and they're likely to stay poor. The 16 million children living in poverty suffer worse education, health and job outcomes, making it even harder for them and their families to break out of their circumstances."

"The eight-hour session dealt with two big issues: What to do about the beleaguered iPad project, and whom to favor in passing out federal funds earmarked for low-income kids."

"Once seen as sexist and outdated, the all-male educational model has been resurrected to serve New York City's poorest boys, a group feared to be more likely to go to prison than to college."

"State and local social service advocates are calling on New York to simplify the food stamp application process for seniors, citing a study that indicates about 82,000 Nassau and Suffolk adults over the age of 60 are eligible for the aid but are not applying."

"More than two dozen local schools face reduced funding next year as the Los Angeles school district funnels more federal money to campuses with a higher percentage of low-income students."

"Want to boost the number of low-income Hispanic students who graduate from high school and go on to college? Then find a way to get their parents on board first."

"With the introduction on Wednesday of a bill by U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa to expand preschool access to low-income families, more children like Tegan may have the same opportunity."

"Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback on Thursday proposed a new reading initiative aimed at boosting proficiency by using $12 million in each of the next two years from federal assistance funds aimed at low-income families."

"It's harder to snag coveted affordable senior housing in this city than it is to get into an Ivy League college. Almost 3,000 low-income elderly city residents applied the 66 studios and one-bedroom apartments at the HANAC-PCA Senior Residence in Astoria, a $24 million complex that will be unveiled on Friday."