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"Like the Kirst-Bersin-Liu plan, the governor's proposal targets funding based on an unduplicated count of low-income students and English learners, and on the concentration of such students in a given district"

"Merging elementary and middle schools is a popular tactic in districts trying to avoid the plunge in test scores that often occurs in sixth grade. But research shows that such mergers haven't brought significant academic gains in other high-poverty settings."

"Mayor Thomas M. Menino plans to call this evening for a major overhaul of Boston's faltering vocational high school, seeking broad authority to create a job training institution that aims to help teenagers and adults climb out of poverty and into the middle class."

"With that in mind, the district offers these kids additional support. Busing is provided for the homeless students at Arlington Park and City Park. After-school programs also are offered. Donations help ensure that homeless students have school supplies, uniforms and even snacks to eat on weekends."

"Kids living in poverty can face a lot of extra challenges that hurt learning... Every public school district in the midstate saw an increase in the percent of children living in poverty 2007-2010 and some saw percents nearly double, according to a report recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau."

"Nearly half of Ohio's schoolchildren qualify for free or reduced-price school lunches this year as the economy continues to batter families struggling to get back on their feet."

"Massachusetts has one of the widest income gaps nationwide, according to Project Bread. Although the statewide average poverty rate is 11.4 percent, it varies greatly from town to town -- only 2.8 percent of Duxbury residents live at or below the poverty level, in contrast to 28.4 percent in Holyoke."

"Students can qualify for aid through the federal lunch program based on family income, making the data a good indicator of poverty or economic well-being among families with schoolchildren."

"Like the Kirst-Bersin-Liu plan, the governor's proposal targets funding based on an unduplicated count of low-income students and English learners, and on the concentration of such students in a given district."

"Lynda Ellington believes a child can come from a loving family and live in a nice home but still be homeless. Ellington, the Rapides Parish School District's homeless liaison, said the number of homeless students in Rapides Parish is a major problem that only awareness and education can solve."

"Kids in poverty tend to move more frequently as their parents seek work. They might not have a computer at home or many books. They may lack the experience of traveling outside their hometowns. "

"A brainy homeless teen from Long Island who is up for a $100,000 award in the nation's premier scholastic science contest got something even better yesterday - a new home.Samantha Garvey, 17, and her family will be moving into a rent-subsidized, three-bedroom house in Bay Shore courtesy of Suffolk County."