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"Part of the state's extra investment will begin to reach programs like Lessons Learned, which serves nearly 100 children, many of whom are of modest means. The push to give increased reimbursements to early childhood education centers that serve low-income families begins today."

"In return for a substantial hike in funds to help schools serve low-income students, states must measure how all their schools are doing, based on the state's education standards."

"Public School 153 in Harlem, where 85 percent of students qualify for free lunch, the measure used by the city to define children who live in poverty, will lose the most workers, seven. At Intermediate School 195, also in Harlem, where 53 percent of students performed well below average in last year's state standardized tests, six school aides would be let go."

"Almost all of those who participate in traditional Medicare, as opposed to managed-care plans, obtain supplemental coverage, either through their retirement packages (about 40 percent); from Medicaid in the case of low-income seniors (about 15 percent); or by purchasing private insurance policies known as Medigap (about 30 percent)."

"Harmony Public Schools and KIPP-Austin last week each received a sizable chunk of a $25 million expansion grant from the U.S. Department of Education. To win the competitive grant, the charter school operators had to have a proven record of improving the academic performance of low-income students."

"Writing in a recent issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education, John Quiggin, a visiting professor of economics at Johns Hopkins University, argues that the Great Academic Leap Forward "is both a consequence of, and a contributor to, the growing inequality and polarization of American society.""

"The department wants them to report how many graduates fill shortage positions, like teaching math in high-poverty schools; how satisfied school principals are with their preparation; and how much the graduates help students learn once they get to the classroom, based on their students' test scores. "

"The truth, she said, is that kids of poverty face huge problems at home and at school. And, unfortunately, their schools tend to not have the resources to level the playing field for them."

"While the Lake Oswego and Sherwood school districts saw increases in their percentages of homeless students, Tigard-Tualatin and West Linn-Wilsonville saw slight declines, according to data released this week by the Oregon Department of Education."

"Opponents argue that in the broader context of the immigration-enforcement law, the school provision will serve as a barrier for many families and end up denying innocent children their constitutional right to a public education."

"Thousands of low-income students in underperforming schools statewide will soon receive letters saying they are eligible to transfer to different schools and receive private tutoring paid for by their school districts."

"In return for a substantial hike in funds to help schools serve low-income students, states must measure how all their schools are doing, based on the state's education standards."