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"The bills one sponsored by state Sen. Wes Hayes, R-York, the other sponsored by state Rep. Dan Cooper, R-Anderson would acknowledge for the first time on a statewide basis that children who live in poverty are more expensive to educate."

"Wake County Superintendent Tony Tata told school board members today that they need to address the problem of some teachers having low academic expectations for students who come from poor families."

"To be eligible, one household member must prove they receive at least one of the following government assistance programs: food stamps, Medicaid, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Low-income Home Energy Program, Supplemental Security Income..."

"Clinton went on to say that the school board changed direction because members thought student achievement had not improved enough under the discarded diversity plan. The school board leadership has attributed much of its opposition to the old plan on low achievement by low-income students."

"Head Start, founded in 1965, is a federally funded preschool program that provides low-income families and their children -- mainly between the ages of 3 and 5 - with health, nutritional and educational support."

"'Education is the great equalizer, as we all hear, and it's the one thing that I believe can break the cycle of poverty,' said Campos, 31. 'When you give someone a good education, you give them a solid future that can help them get out instead of engendering the poverty.'"

"On the other end of the spectrum, a little over 23 percent of the increase in state aid will go to the 31 former Abbott districts, which have high concentrations of low-income students and Camden, Gloucester City, Burlington City and Pemberton Township."

"The hearing came as lawmakers in Harrisburg continue to debate a bill to create a voucher program, which would let students from low-income families attend private or parochial schools with the aid of government-funded vouchers."

"The Education Trust, an advocacy group for low-income students funded by major philanthropies, has assembled troubling data. The graduation rate for first-time, full-time students seeking four-year bachelor's degrees is just 22 percent. "

"The $14 million program was created in 2004 by a Republican-led Congress. It provides $7,500 annual vouchers to low-income families to send their children to private school. "

"While AT&T's prices are competitive with major carriers, seniors living on a low income may want to consider applying for lesser-known carriers that offer free phones and limited calling service."

"Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools shuffled its lineup of high-poverty schools earmarked for extra help on Friday, but at a time of heavy budget cutting, those schools might well receive less additional aid than in years past."