How Are Schools Governed, Influenced, and Financed

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How Are Schools Governed, Influenced, and
Financed?

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Federal Funding

• Traditionally, federal aid to education has been
  in the form of categorical grants, or money that
  a school must agree to spend for specific
  purposes.
• These were mostly replaced by block grants during
  the Reagan administration, which are amounts of
  money that come with less federal restrictions.

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No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

• Also known as the Elementary and Secondary
  Education Act (ESEA). In 2002, its revision was
  signed into law in 2002, by President George W.
  Bush
• Greatly increased the role of the federal
  government in education by placing requirements
  on almost all public schools.
• Requires statewide reading and mathematics tests
  each year throughout grades 3-8, beginning in the
  2005-2006 school year.
• Highly qualified teachers expected to be placed
  in every classroom, are to be hired under Title
  I.
• Schools must demonstrate progress toward academic
  proficiency within 12 years, or will face a
  series of consequences.

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Title I

• Established under the original Elementary and
  Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, Title I
  has two purposes (1) to deliver federal funds to
  local school districts and schools for the
  education of students from low-income families,
  and (2) to supplement the educational services
  provided to low-achieving students in such
  districts.

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Title I

• To receive funding under Title I, states and
  school districts must submit state improvement
  plans.
• The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 boosts Title
  I funding in school districts with high numbers
  of students from low-income households.

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Success for All, and Head Start

• Success for All- is a compensatory education
  program that ensures that all students perform at
  grade level in reading, writing, and mathematics
  by the end of the 3rd grade.
• Head Start- is another federal program that aims
  to improve the learning skills, social skills,
  and health status of students from low-income
  households.