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"The goal of More at Four is to ensure that at-risk children, many from low-income families or with special educational needs, enter kindergarten with the academic and social skills necessary for success."

"They also set aside time for one-on-one conferences, provide individual feedback regarding students' growth and areas for improvement These classrooms tend to inspire student motivation and benefit all pupils, especially low-income students."

"Payne cautioned, however, against shirking local responsibility to lift graduation rates by blaming history or dismissing the problem as a national one. And, like other educators who weighed in on the topic, Payne said poverty, not race, is the biggest contributor to a high dropout rate."

"'We really see higher education as ... a way to end the cycle of poverty,' said Suzanne Walsh, senior program officer... with the Gates Foundation. She said research shows low-income students who haven't earned a degree or certificate by age 26 are unlikely to ever escape poverty."

"These are children of extreme poverty: At least a third of them live in public housing projects. Most of the rest live in crumbling rentals. The effects of poverty are so strong... that students at Lafayette often begin kindergarten two years behind in development."

"LIFO can have an especially devastating effect on schools that serve low-income children. That's because these schools are more likely to be served by newer teachers, the ones most at risk of being laid off under this harmful policy."

"The Obama Administration has been using its Race to the Top program to support states that are coming up with innovative systems, and the new early education grant will go to states that increase access to early learning programs for low-income and disadvantaged children..."

"Scott Osborne sees some of Anderson's poorest children every day as their bus driver. Nevitt Forest Elementary's Kelly Elrod sees them and their parents, too, as principal of the county's poorest school."

"Recently I was invited to speak at a fundraiser for Jumpstart, a national nonprofit organization that focuses on developing literacy in low-income preschool children."

"Addiego was referring to Tuesday's 3-2 decision ordering New Jersey to spend more money in low-income school districts, including Camden."

"Critics point out that loan defaults are more common for students at for-profit colleges than those attending traditional schools. But others say this is largely because for-profits serve more low-income and 'at risk' students"

"With parents' help, students mounted 'Operation Sandwich,' assembling hundreds of sandwiches a week for a homeless shelter. For another project, 'Kitchens in a Box,' the school gathered toasters, dish towels and other items for another homeless program. "