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"At a recent hearing on the proposed turnaround, Pamela Olguin, attendance coordinator, said absenteeism was rooted in larger challenges: Homeless students, female students with babies who are on waiting lists for day care, guardians with disconnected phone numbers..."

"On Thursday, the board voted 5-1 in favor of maintaining the current approach by Access Missouri, designed to help those from low-income households and first-generation college students."

"Award qualifications have become more rigorous in recent years, state officials said. Schools must show that all students are making progress toward scoring proficient or better on annual state exams, and that low-income students' scores exceed state targets for two... years."

"An elementary charter school, which strives to give the children of migrant workers a future beyond the fields, is $200,000 closer to meeting a huge goal - adding a sixth, seventh and eighth grade."

"Free local bus and train rides would be restricted to low-income senior citizens under a measure a House panel approved Thursday to help bring in more money for transit agencies reeling from financial woes."

"But advocates and center operators said care for many of the 37,000 low- income participants -- who suffer from diabetes, brain injuries, dementia and other chronic conditions -- would cost the state even more money if the centers close."

"Currently, Wake has the goal of trying to balance the percentage of low-income students at each school. Supporters of the policy... say the policy is based on research showing that academic performance suffers at a school when it has too many poor children."

"An amendment by Rep. Mario Goico, R-Wichita, to restore the cuts failed on a voice vote. Goico expressed worry that cuts to Medicaid, which offers health insurance to low-income people, would harm nursing homes or cause them to close down, particularly in rural areas."

"Officials from the College Board, the group that administers AP tests, attribute the dipping pass rates to an increasingly diverse test population. More low-income and minority students are taking the exams, but many attend schools that do not offer adequate preparation."

"The racial differences are an example of the academic achievement gap that also has white students scoring better on state standardized tests and graduating at higher rates than minority students..."

"And while county students score above state and national norms on performance assessments, school officials still face an 'achievement gap' between the leading students and those living in poverty, those learning English or those with a learning disability."

"More Florida high-school students than ever are taking Advanced Placement classes and doing well on the exams, putting the state at the top of the national pack when it comes to preparing students for the rigors of college, according to a national report released this morning."