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"The Obama administration says the new law pumps more than $40 billion into this program, which provides need-based grants to low-income undergraduates and to certain post-baccalaureate students."

"The Obama administration says the new law pumps more than $40 billion into this program, which provides need-based grants to low-income undergraduates and certain graduate students."

"When students at Carter High School in Strawberry Plains, Tenn., forget their lunch money, they don't have to worry about going hungry. Instead, they wander over to one of the five tellers who work at the student-run bank, where they can withdraw money from their savings..."

"The new law will make it easier for borrowers to repay their loans if they take low-wage jobs by capping monthly payments at 10% of their income, down from 15%. In addition, the new law would cancel any debts that remain after 20 years..."

"More than $40 billion will go toward the grants, which are targeted toward students from low- and moderate-income families. Between 2013 and 2017, the maximum award will increase to $5,975 from $5,550."

"Jones is one of 24 freshmen living in Gen-1 House, an off-campus residence for low-income, first-generation college students. Mause... will do everything from wake-up calls to checking in with professors to make sure Gen-1 students keep their grades up and fit into campus life."

"Proponents say the bill, which has failed twice before, would give tax credits to businesses that donate money for private school scholarships and public after-school programs, help keep schools open and make it easier for low-income students to attend private schools."

"Older Americans heard the words 'cuts' and 'Medicare' in the same sentence and were more likely to believe healthcare reform would hurt -- not help -- them... [T]he reality [is] that the newly passed legislation lays the groundwork for greatly improving... healthcare services for seniors..."

"Ohio has a mixed record in encouraging quality charter schools and keeping track of or closing poorly performing ones. Ohio's achievement progress is mixed, with little evidence of closing achievement gaps between minority and low-income students and their peers."

"The raises come from $1 billion Congress set aside in the stimulus program last year to improve and expand Head Start, a federal program aimed at getting children from low-income families ready for school."

"Under the new law, money previously used to pay private lenders will be used in part to increase the Pell Grant program for students from low-income families by about $36 billion."

"[Two senators] are proposing a five-year pilot program, roughly modeled on a similar program in Pennsylvania, under which low-income students in 'chronically failing' public schools would be able to apply for scholarships to attend private schools..."