From Name: From Email: To Name: To Email: Optional Message: Commonwealth Institute says Virginia is short-changing its poor students from The Washington Post Students who come from low-income households face many challenges that can hinder their learning — hunger, housing instability and less access to enriching extracurriculars — and the federal government and states have worked to bridge that gap by providing additional funding for disadvantaged students. But Virginia is providing far less funding for low-income students than other states, according to a report from the Commonwealth Institute, a liberal think tank based in Richmond. The report, "Weighing Support for Virginia's Students," calls on lawmakers to study the issue and to boost such funding. more 7701 Las Colinas Blvd., Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063