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"States fund most subsidized early-education programs. The federal government spends more than $7 billion on Head Start for children from low-income families, but the program covers only a small portion of eligible children."

"The decline in Roanoke seniors is likely fueled both by deaths and by seniors who have moved into nursing and assisted living facilities in Roanoke County and beyond... who said she worries about the impact on the low-income seniors left behind"

"However, the committee did agree with the Walker's proposal to cap enrollment in Family Care, a program that provides long-term care options for low-income adults who have developmental or physical disabilities or are frail and elderly. "

"However, the justices, in their highly anticipated decision, declined to restore the full amount of the state's aid shortfall - about $1.6 billion - that could have benefited many districts, including others with low-income children."

"Negotiators touted a portion of education funding that was salvaged: They will keep $34 million in funds initially projected to be part of the cuts to slightly lower class sizes in high-poverty schools."

"Incredibly, only 44 percent of low-income high school seniors with high standardized test scores enroll in a four-year college, according to a Century Foundation report -- compared with about 50 percent of high-income seniors who have average test scores."

"The New Jersey Supreme Court stood up for the state's children and strongly rebuked Gov. Chris Christie when it ruled on Tuesday that his draconian school budget cuts violated the State Constitution by depriving impoverished children of an effective education."

"Student fees deny opportunities to low-income students and put them at an academic disadvantage. Nearly 30 years ago, the California Supreme Court reached exactly that conclusion."

"Rotary Club leaders point to her story as an example of how the Webb program works. The club... started the scholarships in the mid-1990s to help break the cycle of poverty at the north Arlington school, where 94 percent of students are considered economically disadvantaged."

"'I have no problem with the Abbott districts receiving the money. I'm very happy for them,' he said. '(But) poverty is not within the borders of the community . . . A poor student in a non-Abbott (district) will not receive any money. That's totally unfair.'"

"The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a major piece of Gov. Chris Christie's cost-cutting was unconstitutional and ordered lawmakers to raise spending for poor, urban schools by $500 million next year, despite a state budget shortfall estimated at $10 billion."

"Mrs. Knox was also concerned with the welfare of society's most marginalized people, especially children growing up in poverty and those with mental illness. "