Successful teachers in low-income communities set measurable goals for their students.
But critics ask how parents in low-income communities would find the resources to start charter schools.
The root problem is the lack of a long-term power base in low-income communities.
Based on zip code analysis, more than 80% of the youth are from low-income communities.
"Avoiding high energy costs has a greater impact on low-income communities," he said.
"This is a low-income community and they're coming up with housing that nobody can afford even if we were allowed into it."
"Part of the equation," he added, "is the substantial problems the students face living in a low-income community."
Under the Mayor's plan, the city would develop 20 health centers in 13 low-income communities.
The patients mostly consist of children in low-income Hispanic communities.
There are more than 15 supermarkets in this low-income community.