Poverty Dispatch - September 22, 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:

• Low-income Housing - Minneapolis, New York City
• Home Foreclosures and Renters
• Homelessness and Housing
• Welfare Application System - Nebraska
• State Unemployment Rates
• Minimum Wage - Missouri
• Heating Costs and Assistance Programs
• States and Eighth Grade Algebra Mandates
• No Child Left Behind Progress - Iowa, Massachusetts
• Test Preparation and Recess Time in Schools
• Financial Aid and Access to College
• U.N. Millennium Development Goals

Today's Articles:

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Low-income Housing - Minneapolis, New York City

'Low-income' has its limits. (MINNEAPOLIS, MN) Read Article
By Jean Hopfensperger, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. September 20, 2008.
 

Despite new law, subsidized tenants find doors closed. (NEW YORK CITY) Read Article
By Manny Fernandez, New York Times. September 19, 2008.
 

Low-income housing: Another crisis looming? Read Article
By Madison Gray, Time Magazine. September 19, 2008.
 

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Home Foreclosures and Renters

Foreclosures push rents higher, squeezing low income families. (MINNEAPOLIS, MN) Read Article
By Dan Olson, Minnesota Public Radio. September 21, 2008.
 

Foreclosure chaos touches renters, too. (ARIZONA) Read Article
By Lynh Bui, Arizona Republic. September 21, 2008.
 

Foreclosure puts more folks back into rentals. (OHIO) Read Article
By Sherri Williams, Columbus Dispatch. September 21, 2008.
 

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Homelessness and Housing

Tent cities popping up around country. Read Article
By Evelyn Nieves (Associated Press), Reno Gazette-Journal. September 19, 2008.
 

City expects to increase units for homeless. (PHILADELPHIA, PA) Read Article
By Jennifer Lin, Philadelphia Inquirer. September 22, 2008.
 

Making homes top priority for chronic homeless. (MADISON, WI) Read Article
By Matthew Defour, Wisconsin State Journal. September 21, 2008.
 

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Welfare Application System - Nebraska

HHS proposing move to paperless welfare application system. (NEBRASKA) Read Article
By Nancy Hicks, Beatrice Daily Sun. September 19, 2008.
 

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State Unemployment Rates

Ohio's jobless rate highest since 1992. (OHIO) Read Article
By William Hershey, Dayton Daily News. September 19, 2008.
 

Illinois' August unemployment rate rises to 7.3%. (ILLINOIS) Read Article
By James P. Miller, Chicago Tribune. September 19, 2008.
 

Downturn drives up New York’s jobless rates. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Patrick McGeehan, New York Times. September 18, 2008.
 

California unemployment rate soars to 7.7% in August. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times. September 20, 2008.
 

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Minimum Wage - Missouri

State minimum wage debate revived. (MISSOURI) Read Article
By Matt Wagner, Springfield Business Journal. September 22, 2008.
 

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Heating Costs and Assistance Programs

Chilling forecast on heating bills. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Ken Kusmer (Associated Press), South Bend Tribune. September 22, 2008.
 

If the fuel tank runs dry, a refill is not guaranteed. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Tom Robertson, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. September 20, 2008.
 

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States and Eighth Grade Algebra Mandates

Study: Many 8th-graders can't handle algebra. Read Article
By Greg Toppo, USA Today. September 21, 2008.
 

Report: Kids misplaced in algebra. Read Article
By Libby Quaid (Associated Press), Washington Post. September 22, 2008.
 

California's new 8th-grade algebra rule gets some poor marks. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times. September 22, 2008.
 

Study: 8th-grade algebra may be formula for trouble. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Emiy Johns, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. September 21, 2008.
 

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No Child Left Behind Progress - Iowa, Massachusetts

Fewer Iowa schools meet education law's targets. (IOWA) Read Article
By Staci Hupp, Des Moines Register. September 19, 2008.
 

Half of schools in Mass. fall short. (MASSACHUSETTS) Read Article
By David Abel, Boston Globe. September 20, 2008.
 

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Test Preparation and Recess Time in Schools

No time to play? Schools face pressure to shave time off recess. Read Article
By Kathy Bushouse, South Florida Sun-Sentinel. September 22, 2008.
 

All work, no play closes door on recess in many Birmingham area schools. Read Article
By Marie Leech, Birmingham News. September 22, 2008.
 

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Financial Aid and Access to College

Study: U.S. financial aid fails students who need it most. Read Article
By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo, Christian Science Monitor. September 19, 2008.
 

Economy pushes more to college. Read Article
By Sara Foss, Schnenectady Daily Gazette. September 21, 2008.
 

College affordability belongs in debate. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. September 19, 2008.
 

Student aid, reconsidered. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. September 22, 2008.
 

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U.N. Millennium Development Goals

U.N.: Africa needs $72 billion a year for development. Read Article
By Edith M. Lederer (Associated Press), Houston Chronicle. September 22, 2008.
 

EU aid study critical of efforts to fight poverty. Read Article
By Constant Brand (Associated Press), Washington Post. September 19, 2008.
 

A measure of hope. (Opinion) Read Article
By Paul Collier, New York Times. September 21, 2008.
 

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