“A quality education grants us the ability to fight the war on ignorance and poverty.” - Charles B. Rangel
President Johnson uses his first State of the Union address to declare a "War on Poverty", due to the poverty rates going up.
The Voting Rights Act created the Community Relations Benefit to assist communities to adapt with racial pressures coming from voting and schooling changes.
The entry of the Economic Opportunity Act (EOA), made community anti-poverty coordination with many organizations.
The entry of the Housing and Urban Improvement Act made the U.S. Department of Lodging and Urban Advancement.
The Higher Education Act of 1965 begun the Basic Economic Opportunity Awards, and ensured student loans.
The minimum wage increased by $0.35 cents ($1.25-$1.60) an hour, which also extended to not only public schools, but many employers.
The "Uniformity of Instructive Opportunity" report conducted by James S. Coleman of Johns Hopkins College, was commissioned beneath Respectful Rights Act of 1964.
The Child Nutrition Act of 1966 incredibly extended the government school lunch program and made the school breakfast program for low-income students.