Another example of federal intervention,  this is a report on the positive progresses that have been made in underachieving urban schools. It explains how President Obama increased the funding for this specific program, the School Improvement Grant, from $125 million in 2007 to about $550 million dollars under his presidency. Again, it is important to point out and applaud the government when they do the right thing and fund these programs. This article is very informative, explaining how many urban schools were able to achieve academic turnarounds because of these federally funded programs.