Chiefs for Change debuted online tools to help states use Title I funding under ESSA for Direct Student Services (DSS). The tools seek to help states interested in “targeting funding for innovative approaches.” Chiefs for Change also released a model application, policy paper, and a...
The Dept. of Education released guidance for “fiscal changes and equitable services requirements” under ESSA. The guidance outlined funding practices for Title I and Title II, and examined equitable services and transferability.
Ed Surge released three storylines for readers to follow surrounding ESSA’s “supplement, not supplant” rules. The first narrative, “A Tangled Bureaucracy” focuses on the new rules under the proposed measure. Ed Surge says that while these rules were well-intentioned, ESSA is not being made simpler...
Education Week’s Jackie Zubrycki reports there is a “growing trend” of states using Title I funds to support arts education, and supporters of the arts are hopeful ESSA will “encourage more schools to use federal funds to support arts education programs.” Under the law, the...
The Center for American Progress (CAP) and Education Resource Strategies (ERS) released a report detailing how states can improve low-performing schools under ESSA. The authors highlight turnaround efforts as a high priority because ESSA “gives states greater autonomy” to allocate Title I dollars to these new...
In a joint statement, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) praised the Dept. of Education for the proposed ESSA funding rules. Sen. Murray and Sen. Scott argue that the new rule “honors Congressional intent” by “empowering local leaders with greater latitude in...
The Dept. of Education released its much anticipated proposed regulations on ESSA Title I requirements regarding federal “supplement, not supplant” funding. The rule ensures that federal funds do not take the place of state and local funds in low-income schools and “that the nation’s highest...
Education Week outlines the details of the Dept. of Education’s proposed funding rules. In addition to highlighting the stakeholders and leaders who have weighed in on the proposed rules, the piece notes there are several exceptions with regard to Title I funding, including clarifications for...
Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, authored an article in The Hill highlighting the disproportionate funding between white students and students of color. Since programs for students of color often receive less funding than their white counterparts, legislation is needed...
The Brookings Institution has published a report addressing the current debate over the “supplement, not supplant” provisions within ESSA. The report argues that debate over how much authority the federal government should have on allotment of Title I dollars is missing the actual issue. The...
