Pedro Noguera, dean of the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education, credits a large chunk of his educational success to his immigrant parents, who never received a high school diploma. 

He began his career as a classroom teacher before holding positions as a faculty member, educational researcher and scholar at UC Berkeley, Harvard, Columbia and NYU. Noguera spent over 30 years researching the impact of complex social problems and inequities on poor and marginalized children. 

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