Title I
Federal
Opinion
How to Get Ahead of a Trump Education Agenda
An attorney at the Center for Law and Education proposes three K-12 ideas to recommit to the promise of public education.
Education Funding
Project 2025 Would Dramatically Cut Federal Funds for 69´«Ã½. Then What?
A key federal funding source for schools would disappear under the conservative policy agenda.
Education Funding
Biden's Budget Proposes Smaller Bump to Education Spending
The president requested increases to Title I and IDEA, and funding to expand preschool access in his 2025 budget proposal.
Education Funding
This State Would Be the First to Reject Federal K-12 Funds. But It's Far From a Given
Tennessee lawmakers have established a task force to review federal education funding, risking money for low-income schools and special ed.
Federal
How 69´«Ã½ Fare in Biden's Proposed Budget
President Joe Biden released his fiscal 2024 budget, which calls for more money for preschool, Title I, and special education.
Education Funding
69´«Ã½ Need Billions More to Make Up for Lost Learning Time, Researchers Argue
The projected price tag far exceeds ESSER aid already provided to help students recover from the pandemic.
Education Funding
In Their Own Words
This Superintendent's Tiny, Rural District Got No COVID Aid. Here's Why That Hurts
The aid formula left Long Lake, N.Y., out of the mix. The superintendent worries that could happen for other kinds of aid in the future.
Education Funding
7 Ways the Federal Government Shortchanges K-12 69´«Ã½
Districts haven't gotten the help they need and expect on infrastructure, high-need students, special education, school meals, and more.
Education Funding
Biden Budget Seeks Big Funding Increases for High-Need 69´«Ã½, Student Mental Health
The president's new budget proposal comes just weeks after he signed into law a spending plan that fell short of last year's ambitious plan.
Student Well-Being
Nonprofit Serving 69´«Ã½ in Need Gets Surprise $133.5 Million Gift From MacKenzie Scott
The donation puts Communities in 69´«Ã½ on a path to expand wraparound health and social services to more Title I schools nationwide.
Budget & Finance
Some School Districts Are Feeling COVID-19 Stimulus Envy
Thousands of districts got little to nothing from recent federal stimulus aid, surfacing longstanding tensions over inadequate school funding.
Education Funding
House Democrats Pitch 'Massive Funding Increase' in Latest Education Spending Bill
The proposal would more than double aid to Title I programs for low-income students and aims to help schools address fallout from COVID-19.
Education Funding
There Are Big Funding Gaps Affecting High-Poverty 69´«Ã½. Can Biden Close Them?
Hurdles lie ahead for a $20 billion bid to create "Title I equity grants" to address long-standing funding inequities.
Education Funding
Biden's K-12 Budget Seeks $20 Billion for State Incentives to Address Funding Inequity
The "equity grants" are part of a huge spending plan that would also boost priorities like community schools, counselors, and school nurses.