/tags/low-income-students low-income students en-US WLRN Thu, 28 Dec 2023 12:00:00 GMT /education/2023-12-28/new-palm-beach-county-program-will-help-low-income-students-get-into-top-tier-colleges The Path to College fellowship program in Lake Worth Beach is building Catapult, a new after-school center to help high-achieving students living below or at the poverty line gain access to top tier colleges and universities. Thu, 28 Dec 2023 12:00:00 GMT /education/2023-12-28/new-palm-beach-county-program-will-help-low-income-students-get-into-top-tier-colleges Wilkine Brutus /news/2022-09-09/princeton-university-will-cover-costs-for-students-whose-families-earn-below-100k Undergraduate students whose household income is less than $100,000 will not have to pay anything to attend Princeton University, the school said. Fri, 09 Sep 2022 18:00:00 GMT /news/2022-09-09/princeton-university-will-cover-costs-for-students-whose-families-earn-below-100k Ayana Archie /news/2022-02-02/some-families-are-being-forced-to-choose-between-remote-learning-and-school-meals Many low-income families who want their children to keep learning remotely are losing access to a federal program that helped them pay for meals. Wed, 02 Feb 2022 15:43:27 GMT /news/2022-02-02/some-families-are-being-forced-to-choose-between-remote-learning-and-school-meals Cory Turner /news/2021-08-26/florida-is-leaving-820m-on-the-table-for-low-income-children-food-assistance-groups-warn The federal funds are earmarked for low-income children who receive free and reduced lunch, to help offset the cost of feeding them at home this summer. Thu, 26 Aug 2021 13:21:41 GMT /news/2021-08-26/florida-is-leaving-820m-on-the-table-for-low-income-children-food-assistance-groups-warn Daylina Miller /news/2021-05-07/students-will-be-celebrated-and-compete-for-best-talk-at-annual-west-palm-beach-education-fest Despite facing personal challenges themselves, students in Palm Beach County compete in a speech contest that places a spotlight on resilience and societal issues. Fri, 07 May 2021 13:52:16 GMT /news/2021-05-07/students-will-be-celebrated-and-compete-for-best-talk-at-annual-west-palm-beach-education-fest Wilkine Brutus /news/2020-01-14/florida-prepaid-college-prices-drop-thousands-to-get-rebates The Florida Prepaid College Board has lowered plan prices by $1.3 billion, benefiting 224,000 families and resulting in refunds of more than $500… Tue, 14 Jan 2020 11:08:33 GMT /news/2020-01-14/florida-prepaid-college-prices-drop-thousands-to-get-rebates SCOTT TRAVIS /2019-09-18/report-florida-student-homelessness-continues-to-rise Student homelessness in Florida has almost tripled in the last decade to about 96,000 in the 2017-18 school year. Those experiencing homelessness score... Wed, 18 Sep 2019 09:00:00 GMT /2019-09-18/report-florida-student-homelessness-continues-to-rise Alysia Cruz /education/2015-08-13/palm-beach-county-teachers-could-get-help-stocking-their-classrooms Palm Beach County teachers soon could be able to stock their classrooms for free.The Education Foundation of Palm Beach County says it hopes to open a… Thu, 13 Aug 2015 21:36:17 GMT /education/2015-08-13/palm-beach-county-teachers-could-get-help-stocking-their-classrooms /show/topical-currents/2013-01-31/floridas-take-stock-in-children-program 01/31/13 - Thursday's Topical Currents begins with Florida’s acclaimed Take Stock in Children education program. It gives deserving low-income students… Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:00:00 GMT /show/topical-currents/2013-01-31/floridas-take-stock-in-children-program Joseph Cooper