Poverty Dispatch - June 26, 2008

IRP compiles and distributes Poverty Dispatches, links to Web-based news items dealing with poverty, welfare reform, and related topics twice a week. Each Dispatch lists links to current news in popular print media. Persons wishing to receive Poverty Dispatches by e-mail should send a request to rsnell@ssc.wisc.edu.

Today's Topics in the News:

• Welfare Eligibility Rules
• Academic Achievement Gap
• Homelessness and the Foreclosure Crisis
• Uninsured and Medical Costs – Opinion
• Infectious Disease among the Poor
• Poverty Rate – Brown County - Green Bay, WI
• Food Assistance – Milwaukee, WI
• No Child Left Behind – Wisconsin
• Teacher Quality – Chicago, IL
• Foster Care and Race – Washington
• Homelessness Statistics – New York City
• Socioeconomic Status and Internet Access – California

Today's Articles:

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Welfare Eligibility Rules

States ask for citizenship from welfare recipients. Read Article
By Kathy Barks Hoffman (Associated Press), Washington Post, June 25, 2008.
 

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Academic Achievement Gap

U.S. students improve in math and reading, report finds. Minorities and the poor make the most progress, narrowing the performance gap. Are federal reforms working? Read Article
By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo, Christian Science Monitor, June 26, 2008.
 

Test results improve after 'No Child' law, study finds. Read Article
By Maria Glod, Washington Post, June 25, 2008.
 

Report: Racial gap narrows, but what did No Child law do? Read Article
By Ledyard King (Gannett News Service), USA Today, June 25, 2008.
 

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Homelessness and the Foreclosure Crisis

Hitting Home: New faces join ranks of the homeless. Read Article
By Stephanie Armour, USA Today, June 26, 2008.
 

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Uninsured and Medical Costs – Opinion

Decrease costs to increase care. Read Article
By Dwight K. Bartlett (Opinion), Baltimore Sun, June 24, 2008.
 

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Infectious Disease among the Poor

Exotic illnesses afflict American poor. Read Article
By Wendy Hansen, Los Angeles Times, June 25, 2008.
 

Tropical diseases add to burden among the poor in the U.S. Read Article
By Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times, June 24, 2008.
 

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Poverty Rate – Brown County, WI (Green Bay)

10.4% of Brown County population poor, report says. Read Article
By Paul Srubas, Green Bay Press-Gazette, June 24, 2008.
 

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Food Assistance – Milwaukee, WI

Time to pitch in. Read Article
Editorial, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 24, 2008.
 

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No Child Left Behind – Wisconsin

More schools cited. Federal No Child law’s standards catch top schools in area. Read Article
By Amy Hetzner, Alan J. Borsuk And Dani Mcclain, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 24, 2008.
 

More Wisconsin schools failing to show progress under No Child Left Behind. Read Article
By Andy Hall, Wisconsin State Journal, June 25, 2008.
 

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Teacher Quality – Chicago, IL

Chicago schools make gains in hiring better grade of teachers. Read Article
By Carlos Sadovi, Chicago Tribune, June 25, 2008.
 

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Foster Care and Race – Washington

Native American, black kids more likely to end up in foster care. Read Article
By John Iwasaki, Seattle Post Intelligencer, June 26, 2008.
 

Study: Children of minorities fare worse in child-welfare system. Read Article
By Maureen O’Hagan, Seattle Times, June 26, 2008.
 

Child-welfare disparities apparent, fixes vexing. Read Article
Editorial, Seattle Times, June 26, 2008.
 

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Homelessness Statistics – New York City

To be young (like 9, on average?) and homeless. Read Article
By Jennifer 8. Lee, New York Times, June 25, 2008.
 

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Socioeconomic Status and Internet Access – California

State's digital divide widens even as more citizens log on. Ethnicity, demographics, income play key role in who's wired, survey finds. Read Article
By Anastasia Ustinova, San Francisco Chronicle, June 26, 2008.
 

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