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"'This is just flat-out discrimination, and it flies in the face of the idea of school choice and equal access to education,' said Thena Robinson, an attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center"

"His plan would lead to the creation of high-poverty schools in some areas, which he said could be addressed by giving such schools additional money. But the main challenge to implementing the plan may come from members of the board majority."

"The AARP in Lake County, in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service, is sponsoring free tax assistance beginning today and continuing through April 15 for moderate- and low-income residents, especially those 60 and older..."

"A study conducted by the University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research and Iowa State University found 11.4 percent of senior citizens experienced some form of food insecurity. They also found seniors living in the South are at higher risk for hunger."

"President Barack's budget blueprint would expand the Pell Grant program to nearly $35 billion in aid next year, a 92 percent increase in the college funding program for low- and moderate-income families."

"The Monterey researchers analyzed 20 years of Salinas crime statistics and concluded that violence correlated most closely with lack of education... [D]ropout rates are high and literacy rates are low: A lack of options for poor Mexican children has driven cycles of gang violence..."

"Much of the federal funding, as directed by the state, has been used in special education and Title 1, a program aimed at helping low-income students improve their math and reading skills."

"Boston charter schools tend to do a good job of enrolling other student groups that tend to struggle academically... Most schools also serve a significant number of low-income students."

"The changes come at a tough time for area Catholic schools, which have been suffering from declining enrollment because of the economy and, in the District, the winding-down of the federal voucher program that gives low-income families up to $7,500 to attend private schools."

"WITH a statewide graduation rate of only 70 percent and graduation rates in many of our low-income communities below 50 percent, we have urgent work to do to make good on the promise of educational opportunity for New York state's 3 million schoolchildren."

"They initiated a rescue plan that included cutting in half the number of students they admitted and, for the first time, establishing a minimum LSAT score and grade-point average for admission, despite fears that it would deter many low-income and minority applicants."

"Time will tell how effective the pilot Starting Strong program has been. The program enrolls low-income 3- and 4-year-olds into Head Start who otherwise would've missed the opportunity."