Mitch Landrieu: “The combination of not getting the title I money to the poorest districts, together with the Tax Code that subsidizes…”

“The combination of not getting the title I money to the poorest districts, together with the Tax Code that subsidizes home ownership to a degree proportionately greater in more affluent neighborhoods, is a combination of giving Federal resources to middle-income, affluent students, which is fine, but we are not reaching the poor students, and we should reach them first. With what is left over, in addition, we can reach more middle-income and affluent students. I think the Federal Government should try to help all students. We want every school to be excellent. We want every child to have an opportunity to enjoy a technology lab, a science lab, a math lab. We want to be in partnership with the affluent districts, with middle-income districts, but we must be in partnership with poor districts. They are short on partners. Those children are short in their future. Their dreams are cut short.”