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"The tale outlined outside court by the defendant's supporters had a heartbreaking story line --...a homeless mother charged with felony theft for the crime of sending him to a better school than the one available to her, the inequalities that define America's schools."

"A homeless single mother who lives in her van pleaded not guilty yesterday to stealing nearly $16,000 worth of education for her son by enrolling the kindergartner in her baby sitter's school district."

"Rep. Bill Dunn, R-Knoxville, brought the bill, SB485, before the House Education subcommittee Wednesday afternoon, describing it as a means to assure that children from low-income families have 'the opportunity to attend a school that meets their own needs.'"

"A Republican-backed school voucher program for low-income students in the state's four largest counties, including Hamilton, is dead for the year."

"Although public debate over how to reduce the federal debt has recently focused on Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security reform, many of these same deficit-reduction proposals also present significant threats to tax credits for working families like the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC)."

"Residents offered few objections last week at a meeting about a proposed low-income senior housing project that could be built next to the Northwest Community Center on Franklin Avenue."

"Overall, the number of 3- and 4-year-old children enrolled in the state's early childhood education programs decreased from 21,963 to 5,700 between 2008-09 and 2009-10. The current program serves 3- and 4-year-olds from low-income families."

"Every woman regardless of age, ethnicity, race or marital status should ask themselves one question this Mother's Day: Why is the Republican plan to solve the nation's debt and deficit crisis going to push me closer to poverty in my older years?"

"The Republican budget would also transform Medicaid, which pays for nursing homes for low-income residents, into a grant program to states, raising the possibility that states, under budget pressure, would cut coverage."

"There is no effort to privatize education in Indiana. As I mentioned, we need to give parents options that best suit their family's needs. All children learn differently. Education scholarships can help do that for families at or near poverty level incomes."

"While Keller district kids pay an average of $2.25 for the standard lunch choice, the district receives $2.72 for each free lunch for qualified low-income students. The district also gets 26 cents for each paid lunch."

"On a conference call with reporters, Barnett said cuts to Ohio's public preschool program were so severe that he questioned the priorities of state policymakers amid the recession and rising poverty."