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"Area public school districts will receive $2.5 million in state funds to reimburse them for the cost to transport homeless students who lived in hotels, shelters, and other temporary housing during the last school year."

"Most people can't apply for jobs without being online. And a growing number of services for the poor, including food stamps, might soon be available online only. In Florida, for example, people seeking unemployment benefits must apply online."

"The Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act last month, giving President Obama's signature legislative accomplishment a legal seal of approval."

"Like the students at Kuumba Academy who are exceeding state standards, with 98% of students classified as low-income-they are closing the achievement gap. Or the extraordinary young men at Prestige Academy, most of whom come from impoverished, crime-ridden areas of the state, who collectively scored a 92% proficiency rate on this year's Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS)."

"As a veteran who has emerged from chronic homelessness, Stone symbolizes the success federal officials would like to repeat. In a plan called Opening Doors, the government has set a goal of preventing and ending homelessness for veterans by the middle of the decade."

"Members of both parties agree the No Child Left Behind law is broken but have been unable to agree on how to fix it. While it has been praised for focusing on the performance of minorities, low-income students, English language learners and special education students, it has also led to a number of schools being labeled as 'failing.'"

"Three months away from school, especially for low-income children, contributes to what educators call an 'achievement gap' that puts those disadvantaged children behind their peers by the end of the summer vacation. The gap begins before children enter kindergarten and continues to widen year by year."

"The U.S. Department of Education said three Tuscaloosa city schools will each receive federal grants totaling more than $1 million. According to the Tuscaloosa News, the 'school improvement' grant is meant to aid schools that are considered as persistently low-achieving, high in poverty and high in academic need."

"The sites were chosen because the neighborhoods have a high number of students who qualify for free- and reduced-price school meals, and Antell said that children from low-income families are less likely to have books at home."

"Low-income students tend to suffer more summer learning loss, according to sociologists from Johns Hopkins University who tracked 800 Baltimore students over 20 years. The better-off kids retained more over the summer break. Their minds were stimulated by trips to the library, to museums and concerts, and out-of-town vacations. They participated in organized sports and lessons."

"A school must have at least 60 percent of its students below the poverty rate, defined as eligible for free school lunches, to qualify for Title 1 money; P.S. 9's rate dropped to 59.1 percent."