Title I Funding Poor Children Benefit Though Funding Per Poor Child Differs

Title I was designed to help children with low academic achievement attending schools serving high-poverty areas. This report studied Title I allocations, specifically: the extent to which Title I funds are allocated to states, school districts, & schools with the greatest numbers & percentages of school-age poor children; the extent to which allocations of such funds adjust to shifts in the numbers of poor children; the extent to which the allocation of Title I funds encourages the targeting of state funds to school-age poor children; & what options might improve targeting of funds to states & school districts with higher numbers & percentages of poor children. Charts & tables.Also includes a 23-page GAO Report, Title I: Education Needs to Monitor States' Scoring of AssessmentsÓ (20020.Appel, Jeff is the author of 'Title I Funding Poor Children Benefit Though Funding Per Poor Child Differs', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756722913 and ISBN 0756722918.