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"Billions of federal stimulus dollars that boosted Medicaid programs for the past two years will run out Friday, while at the same time California is trying to get approval for a series of cuts to the health program for the poor."

"Also troubling is the widening of the gap in performance in most subjects between black students and white students and those from low-income and wealthier families. Hispanic students, however, saw their achievement gap narrow across the board."

"The agreement also restores millions of dollars in library funding. It prevents the closure of city pools. And it guarantees that thousands of low-income children will be able to remain in government-subsidized child care."

"Student leaders at the University of Massachusetts' Amherst campus say changes in the students' health insurance plan will unfairly hit hardest on women, low-income students, and those with mental illnesses."

"'Teachers have to be parents, priests, lawyers, clothes washers, babysitters and a bunch of other things' if they work with low-income children,' said Nathan Saunders... ''Impact takes none of those roles into account, so it can penalize you just for teaching in a high-needs school.'"

"The nation has witnessed only isolated successes. Most of the poor-performing schools continue to struggle against the brisk current of poverty."

"The township is seeking applicants for its new low-income housing units for senior citizens.Located in the Gatherings of East Greenwich, an active-adult community on Friendship Road, are 10 duplexes, making a total of 20 units for senior citizens on a tight budget."

"The plan is based on a sliding income scale, with families of four making more than $60,000 qualifying for some level of scholarship if they switch from public to private schools. Advocates say the[y]... are ready to help low- and middle-income families take advantage of them."

"Among Washington area public schools, Roxbury Latin would have ranked 11th, wedged between two Montgomery County schools, Churchill and Wootton, that also have few low-income students."

"Countless research points out that there is a greater propensity for certain things to happen when a student fails to earn a high school diploma: a life of menial jobs and poverty, a lifestyle more prone to alcohol or substance abuse and greater chances of incarceration..."

"The principal is walking the hallways again today. But they are empty and absurdly quiet for a school, and her sensible shoes make no sound on the tile.The lights are off in the library. Classrooms are dark, too, chairs upturned on the desks and whiteboards wiped clean, like any school in the summer."

"CSU, meanwhile, enrolled 869 low-income students in the fall of 2010 and a record 740 racially and ethnically diverse students. CSU should increase the number of minority students to the 800s this fall, said Jim Rawlins, CSU's executive director for admissions."