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"Haven's curriculum is no different from that of many high-poverty schools: It is heavy on basic skills in reading, writing and math. But teachers make aggressive use of timers to lend structure to the day and take pains to present concrete tasks and tangible goals..."

"Those are big numbers, but they'd come with a legal obligation to assist families far above the poverty line. Under SB 6562, even a household with an annual income of $95,000 would be eligible for some help."

"Of those who received food assistance last year, 54 percent had to choose between food and utilities or heating fuel; 32 percent had to choose between food and their rent or mortgage; 39 percent had to choose between food and medicine or medical care..."

"...[M]embers of the Los Angeles City Council set aside a slew of budget proposals designed to prevent the city from going bankrupt. But they did approve a reduction to one subsidy program that covers the trash fees of at least 58,395 low-income senior citizens and disabled residents..."

"Charter school advocates contend that the researchers' presumptions about racial separation are out of date. They said parents -- including low-income minority parents -- are turning to charters for a quality education that traditional schools have not provided."

"Fifteen years ago, Gov. Paul Patton set a goal: Fueled by gains in education and economic development, Kentucky's per capita income would reach the national average in 20 years. It was an ambitious target and one that economists said was unrealistic."

"The lawmakers' probe focuses on federal funding provided under the Ryan White Act, which pays for medical care and support services for about 500,000 low-income people each year."

"...Carver, Jordan, Spencer and Kendrick high schools have not made adequate yearly progress under the federal No Child Left Behind Act... They are also Title I schools, meaning they have a large number of students from low-income families."

"So legislators crafting next year's higher education budget are considering changes - some of them significant and controversial - to the program."

"Faced with a multimillion-dollar budget deficit, Evanston aldermen considered closing the city's two branch libraries and slashing spending in other areas while promising to keep funding the city's dental clinic for children from low-income families."

"De facto segregation is alive and well in public schools in virtually every state, but is more common in charter schools - an educational option increasingly endorsed in state and national reform efforts, according to a national study released Thursday."

"Sens. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) haven't given up on their bid to save the federally funded voucher program that allows low-income families in the District to send their children to private schools."