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"And one driven by ideology - an 'every man for himself' ideology that fails to understand the very premise of Social Security. It is not an 'investment' option for retirement, as Gingrich wants people to believe. It is a safety net to ensure the elderly have at least some money to ward off the ravages of poverty."

"The report cards are somewhat limiting, only looking at a school's performance in 2010-11. But the trends show that despite their celebrated autonomy, discipline and longer school days, charter schools are struggling to overcome the poverty that so often hampers underperforming neighborhood schools."

"Tulane University and one of the country's most prominent public charter school operators plan to sign a new agreement today with the dual aim of boosting college graduation rates among at-risk students and producing more qualified teachers."

"The centers have become a small but important part of the nation's healthcare safety net, experts say, treating low-income patients who might otherwise not have regular medical care. Now, they add, campus clinics are serving as a model for health officials trying to reduce costs."

"`There's no question that they've brought a huge number of really talented people into the education profession,' said Kati Haycock, president of The Education Trust, which advocates on behalf of low-income and minority children, and a longtime supporter of the corps."

"Unless Congress defuses a legislative time bomb, January 2013 will bring cuts in federal aid to school districts, law enforcement agencies, child care block grants, federal housing programs and a long list of other domestic programs"

"Over the past 30 years, as the gap between wealthy and poor grew ever wider, total philanthropic giving almost tripled, according to annual estimates published by the Giving USA Foundation and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University."

"By the time teachers and students return to class each January, many Greene County schools have started running low on critical classroom supplies. Crosslines, an agency of the Council of Churches of the Ozarks -- which delivers school supplies to high-poverty schools annually in August -- was alerted to the midyear need."

"And resources for seniors are only getting thinner, as federal, state and city funding for seniors is cut, even as the U.S. government is expanding its definition of poverty, Area Agency on Aging Direct Services Supervisor Anne Payne said. The new federal calculation method shifts millions of seniors below the poverty line by incorporating out-of-pocket medical costs in their expenses"

"Tempes said the achievement gap between low-income and high-income students really begins to show itself during summer vacation, when higher-income students may have educational experiences with their parents or receive tutoring."

"The curriculum helps those who engage it shake off poverty's web. 'We've seen real-life impacts take place,' said Carroll Clark, one of two coordinators at the Family Self Sufficiency Office, which oversees the Bridges Initiative to eliminate poverty for the Housing and Community Development Department. 'You can give somebody a million dollars and it really would not get them out of poverty, it would only give them money.'"

"Unless Congress defuses a legislative time bomb, January 2013 will bring cuts in federal aid to schools, law enforcement, child care, federal housing programs and a long list of other domestic programs."