Florida

"Massachusetts has one of the widest income gaps nationwide, according to Project Bread. Although the statewide average poverty rate is 11.4 percent, it varies greatly from town to town -- only 2.8 percent of Duxbury residents live at or below the poverty level, in contrast to 28.4 percent in Holyoke."

"Poole never considered himself homeless -- he always had a place to stay with friends or family -- but he fits what federal law considers a homeless student. Lake County has about 2,500 students in the school district who are also homeless."

"Under the program, the van would offer voluntary treatments to second- and seventh-graders at schools with the highest percentage of students on free or reduced-price lunches. The age groups reflect when permanent molars have erupted. The health department, which says 47,600 low-income Pinellas kids have dental needs, would operate the vehicle with a hygienist, assistant and clerk."

"Many of the schools with lower graduation rates, such as Palm Beach Lakes High, Boynton Beach High, Glades Central and Royal Palm High, also are Title I schools, meaning they have a large portion of low-income students and receive federal assistance. Klinek said graduation rates are typically lower at Title I schools because many students come into those schools without the same skills as other students in the same grade level."

"'Recognizing a number of factors, including growing poverty in our community, the fact that we were able to hold the ground from our 2009 scores, that we remain a national leader in the student achievement, I was fairly gratified,' Miami-Dade Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said."

"The University of South Florida student and the homeless Haitian immigrant sat on opposite sides of the desk, working together on a geometry problem."