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"Nearly 60 percent of the school districts in the state, representing 81 percent of Illinois' public school kids and 86 percent of its low-income public school kids, have signed on. That's up from 42 percent of districts in the first round."

"Larry Green is superintendent of a rural school district that stretches alongside the Mississippi River, and he knows how challenging life can be for children from poor families."

"I worked with Strickland to put in place the Education Challenge Factor, which is sensitive to districts that need more money based on the poverty level, property values and, for the first time, the education attainment levels of the parents."

"But Tuesday, after 1,000 people rallied in downtown Raleigh to support economic (and racial) diversity in schools, Margiotta said: 'This board does not intend to create high-poverty or low-performing schools in the new zone assignments.'"

"The state Department of Education plans to design new research-based evaluation models over the next few months. Officials hope to try out the models next year in school divisions with low-achieving and high-poverty schools."

"The month-long 'Backpack to the Future' School Supply Drive begins Monday. Collected items will benefit low-income kindergarten-age school children throughout Northwest Ohio."

"Title I schools with large low-income student populations continue to receive additional money for professional learning, Beasley said. However, budget cuts had an impact on the use of outside consultants."

"Yet not all seniors have had those advantages and for them, aging is a far more dismal picture. The Florida Department of Elder Affairs estimates that more than 400,000 state residents over 60 live below the poverty line and that 800,000 Floridians over 65 are medically underserved."

"The report is part of a study released earlier this year that examined suburban poverty in 100 of the nation's largest metropolitan areas, Harvey said. Polk County has the fifth-highest rate of suburban poverty in the nation, according to the report."

"Six weeks may be the boost needed to help close the educational gap between lower- and upper-income children. That is the length of the Horizons at Harley Student Enrichment Program."

"Schools are subject to different levels of sanctions depending on how many consecutive years they fail to reach that benchmark. Schools with many low-income students get Title I money to bolster academics."

"The need is staggering. VESTIA coordinator Anne Struthers notes a 60 percent increase in applications for food stamps this year in Contra Costa County alone. Janette Bormann of Tools 4 School has received twice as many inquiries this year over last about free backpacks..."