Behinds Quote by Pedro Noguera
“California, because of their Equity Funding Formula, moves a step in that direction by sending more resources to communities and students that face greater levels of poverty. But California is doing that from a greater position of real weakness, because they were already so far behind other states in funding per student. It’s a step, but many more steps need to be taken.”
![“The origins of these [schooling] federal policies were tied to President Johnson's war on poverty. Supplemental funds were sent to school districts serving poor children to compensate for issues related to poverty. Since the enactment of NCLB, the focus on mitigating poverty has been replaced by a…” quote by Pedro Noguera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1f6/pedro-noguera-30207_accountability_the-origins-of-these-schooling-federal-p_221517.jpg)
![“It's been a struggling school for many, many years, and [that's] not surprising since it's serving some of the most disadvantaged kids in the city. It wasn't the only one by any means, but it was among those. It shows that things like good, steady, stable leadership makes a huge difference…” quote by Pedro Noguera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c7a/pedro-noguera-30207_cities_it-s-been-a-struggling-school-for-many-m_1894819.jpg)
