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"All of the 'gold-standard' studies of vouchers have found academic benefits: six showed significant gains in reading and math; four found these gains concentrated among key subgroups -- African-American and low-income students."

"Financial literacy is especially important to the 86 percent of Chicago Public School students who come from low-income homes where parents might turn to expensive payday loans or currency exchanges for help, Huberman said."

"Kenneth English... says there are many reasons that people reach adulthood unable to read and write effectively, or even at all. Some immigrants... never went to school. Among native-born Americans, some had their schooling interrupted by family disaster or sheer poverty..."

"He was even willing to deal with a fault-finding columnist, if it would help. Nearly 66 percent of his students were low-income, but he was not going to let that slow him down."

"But her timing was lucky. By then, New York State had taken notice of all the mentally ill being discharged from hospitals and winding up homeless on the streets, and was paying for the first supervised community residences and apartment programs."

"Waterloo school officials won't seek any of the $18.7 million on behalf of struggling schools that don't receive federal Title I money for programs aimed at low-income and minority students."

"The hundreds of low-income seniors who pack into the faded beige walls of downtown San Diego's Senior Community Center cafeteria will soon have a bigger, brighter space to gather for lunch."

"But the proposal is causing concern among Brevard County School Board members and parents who said teams already are strapped, fundraising is faltering, and added costs could prevent some low-income students from participating."

"If more than 14,000 applicants remain, the Ohio Department of Education will award vouchers first to students who already use one. After that, applicants who meet low-income guidelines will have priority."

"Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA will invest in pilot projects to increase access and participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly the Food Stamp Program, among low-income seniors."

"The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports eight scholarship programs to help low-income and minority students and to encourage public service."

"Each year, 1,000 low-income, minority students nationwide are awarded the scholarship, and letters of congratulations to all other recipients will be mailed Friday."