Poverty Dispatch - February 11, 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:

• Child Welfare and Immigrant Families - Ohio
• Report: Child Poverty, Hunger, and Obesity - Ohio
• Child Care Subsidies - Norwich, CT
• Medicaid Funding - Mississippi
• Health Care Plan - Howard County, MD
• Homelessness and Housing - Ithaca, NY
• High School Dropouts and Five-year Programs - Michigan
• Report: High-poverty Schools and Teacher Quality - Texas
• Renters and Home Foreclosures
• Property Tax Loans - Texas
• States and Spending on Higher Education
• Payday Lending Regulation - Ohio

Today's Articles:

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Child Welfare and Immigrant Families - Ohio

For immigrants, child-welfare solutions murky. (OHIO) Read Article
By Rita Price, Columbus Dispatch. February 11, 2008.
 

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Report: Child Poverty, Hunger, and Obesity - Ohio

State urged to act on child hunger, obesity. (OHIO) Read Article
By Catherine Candisky, Columbus Dispatch. February 8, 2008.
 

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Child Care Subsidies - Norwich, CT

Norwich looks to fill gap in child care assistance. (NORWICH, CT) Read Article
By Claire Bessette, The Day. February 11, 2008.
 

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Medicaid Funding - Mississippi

Curing Medicaid. (MISSISSIPPI) Read Article
By Bobby Harrison, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. February 10, 2008.
 

Legislature to explore ways to fund Medicaid. (MISSISSIPPI) Read Article
By Natalie Chandler, Clarion-Ledger. February 10, 2008.
 

Face-to-face requirement challenged. (MISSISSIPPI) Read Article
By Bobby Harrison, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. February 10, 2008.
 

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Health Care Plan - Howard County, MD

Howard's health plan would require legislation. (HOWARD COUNTY, MD) Read Article
By Susan DeFord, Washington Post. February 7, 2008.
 

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Homelessness and Housing - Ithaca, NY

Touched by Poverty: The highs and lows of housing. (ITHACA, NY) Read Article
By Krisy Gashler and Topher Sanders, Ithaca Journal. February 9, 2008.
 

Income determines eligibility for public housing. (ITHACA, NY) Read Article
By Krisy Gashler, Ithaca Journal. February 9, 2008.
 

Housing needs for elderly often overlooked. (ITHACA, NY) Read Article
By Krisy Gashler, Ithaca Journal. February 9, 2008.
 

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High School Dropouts and Five-year Programs - Michigan

Teens may get 5 years to graduate. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Karen Bouffard, Detroit News. February 11, 2008.
 

Extra graduation time. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
Editorial, Grand Rapids Press. February 9, 2008.
 

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Report: High-poverty Schools and Teacher Quality - Texas

Study finds teacher inequity in Texas' poorest schools. (TEXAS) Read Article
By April Castro (Associated Press), Houston Chronicle. February 7, 2008.
 

Poor, minority students in Texas more likely to have inexperienced teachers, study finds. (TEXAS) Read Article
By Tawnell D. Hobbs, Dallas Morning News. February 7, 2008.
 

Teacher quality is often unequal. (TEXAS) Read Article
By Diane Smith and Eva-Marie Ayala, Fort Worth Star Telegram. February 8, 2008.
 

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Renters and Home Foreclosures

Renters become foreclosure victims. Read Article
By Barbara E. Hernandez, Contra Costa Times. February 7, 2008.
 

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Property Tax Loans - Texas

'Fast track to foreclosure.' (TEXAS) Read Article
By Kevin Krause, Dallas Morning News. February 11, 2008.
 

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States and Spending on Higher Education

U.S. bill specifies state higher ed spending. Read Article
By Pauline Vu, Stateline.org. February 11, 2008.
 

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Payday Lending Regulation - Ohio

Payday lending: Is it help or trap? (OHIO) Read Article
By Don Schilling, Youngstown Vindicator. February 11, 2008.
 

Payday-lending opponents argue for rate cap. (OHIO) Read Article
By Jim Siegel, Columbus Dispatch. February 11, 2008.
 

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