Texas and Florida have been pulling the plug on coverage for low-income kids.

Over the year they hosted an additional 1,100 summer food service sites, where they served meals to low-income kids who otherwise wouldn't have received those meals once school let out.

"If you're a low-income kid working at McDonald's, that's something we value," said Richard Shaw, dean of admissions and financial aid at Yale.

Scholarships ("camperships") for low-income kids are available.

That's what schools serving low-income and minority kids are always up against.

Nevertheless, he said, "There are some behaviors that occur in high frequency in low-income black kids that don't help in their academic work."

Local camps, especially those for sick or low-income kids, frequently need counselors.

"There is a big need for people who can develop high-quality schools for low-income kids," said Thomas Vander Ark, executive director of the foundation's education program.

The CHIP program currently provides health care insurance to more than 17,000 low-income kids in Montana alone.

We know a lot about the importance of parental involvement in anchoring low-income kids in school.