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"'What's important is that students from low-income families know that this program will provide a path for them to go to college,' she said. Dream Weber is modeled after a Texas program and is the first of its kind to be offered in Utah."

"The highland city of La Paz, Bolivia, is a case in point. International donors are helping to finance the expansion of water and sanitation networks to low-income neighborhoods inhabited by primarily by Aymara Indians."

"If Pennsylvania gets $400 million, Philadelphia would get tens of millions, officials said. And state estimates say that, for example, a high-poverty district with enrollment of more than 10,000 would get from $3 million to $8 million..."

"The reality at low-income schools like F.C. Joyce, though, traditionally has been low parental involvement, educators say. Principal Torie England said she used automated phone calls, a newsletter and fliers to let parents know about the rally last week."

"Among other conditions, states will distribute funds by the number of schools within a district that are eligible for Title I money, which provides federal assistance to low-income families."

"Researchers found that turnover was highest at the 14 or so "most vulnerable" schools, defined as those with weak test scores, the highest poverty rates and above-average disciplinary problems. A Schools declined to identify the schools."

"I thought 30 years of 'no man in the house' social policy showed that when fathers are ejected from poor homes, it leads to misery among men, women and children, not to mention generational poverty."

"Decades ago, poor children became known as 'disadvantaged' to soften the stigma of poverty. Then they were 'at-risk.' Now, a Washington lawmaker wants to replace those euphemisms with a new one, 'at hope.'"

"Forty percent of America's low-income people live in the South, and the region suffers the lowest educational achievement and attainment levels in the nation. And education attainment of its citizens in turn has a direct bearing on a state's financial health and well-being."

"Despite a student body dominated by groups that historically perform poorly on standardized tests - low-income students, Hispanics and English language-learners - Sacajawea made Adequate Yearly Progress in student performance two years in a row..."

"The earning potential for teachers also is better, with the labor bureau noting a `large increase' in education funding at the federal level, especially for the hiring of teachers in low-income areas"

"The Alliance for College Ready Schools, whose 16 schools south and east of downtown mostly serve low-income black and Latino students, use a strict and structured adherence to state curriculum standards."