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"Sixty high school seniors from low-income families in Butte County are wanted for a new program that will turn them into teachers. Recruitment has already begun, said professor Al Schademan of Chico State University's Department of Education."

"Where a drab low-income housing project now sits, leaders of the University at Buffalo, part of the State University of New York system, envision glass-and-steel biomedical buildings. They propose hiring hundreds of new professors and thousands of staff members."

"'He has seen poverty at a whole different level, and I think that has given him a fresh perspective on its impact on education,' said George Nicholas... 'Poverty is a factor that can impede a young person's ability to get an education, but it can't be an excuse.'"

"...[T]he Consortium on Chicago School Research is expected to release a report revealing that while neighborhood poverty and crime affect school safety, they are not the most important factors."

"''Same smoke, same mirrors, same attempt to blame others for his decision to lay off thousands of teachers,'' said Michael Mulgrew... Some council members also denounced the mayor's handling of financing for child care for low-income families."

"Poverty levels, on the other hand, are measurable. The end of the state's Earned Income Tax Credit will push more families below the poverty line, even with the $25 per child credit that was restored as part of the compromise."

"'People who come to this country legally have dreams as well, and we need to support them.' Nereida Avendano, chairwoman of the Latino Roundtable of Southwestern Illinois, said the Illinois DREAM Act puts an end to 'a waste of talent' that perpetuates a cycle of poverty."

"Ciulla said the new board won its right to run the system based on votes from parents frustrated about frequent reassignment of their own children and their perceptions that the busing-based diversity policy wasn't working for low-income children."

"The league has been lobbying against his plan to cut the Earned Income Tax Credit, which offers a break to low-wage earners. Cuts also are projected for programs that improve maternal health during pregnancy and help prevent teen pregnancy."

"The announcement by Mr. Cuomo drew skepticism from Democrats in the State Assembly, where lawmakers have suggested that allowing State University campuses to set their own, different tuition rates would make the system less accessible to low-income New Yorkers."

"A showdown today between... budget negotiators could determine whether 226,000 elderly and disabled Missourians keep a state subsidy [which]... pays half the cost of deductibles and co-payments for prescription drugs for low-income people enrolled in a Medicare Part D plan."

"'The expectation should be good, strong, steady growth and, over time, an increase in the number of new private schools...' Vouchers could be critical to the survival of some private schools, especially those that have extra space and serve high-poverty populations."