Investing in Excellence: Making Title I Work for All Children.

Autor/in	Sullivan, Kevin J.
Institution	Alliance for Excellent Education, Washington, DC.
Titel	Investing in Excellence: Making Title I Work for All Children.
Quelle	(2001), (33 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Educational Finance; Elementary Secondary Education; Excellence in Education; Federal Aid; High Risk Students; Minority Group Children; Poverty + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Bildungsfonds; Lernerfolg; Problemschüler; Armut
Abstract	This paper examines the importance of providing high quality education to all U.S. children, recommending that the federal government fully fund Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and target part of this increased investment to middle and high school reform. Currently, school districts receive approximately $889 per poor student, rather than the necessary $2,995. Recent national efforts to raise achievement levels have largely focused on younger students, working to ensure that all children can read well by the end of third grade. Research shows that reading and math scores for the highest poverty schools have risen since 1992. Instead of building on this success, school districts are forced to give up on the current generation of secondary students to focus their limited resources on younger students. Title I has never been fully funded, and only 15 percent of Title I funds go to secondary schools. High school students are caught in the transition from the watered down curriculum of their early years to new high standards. An increasing number of these children are minorities, and without help, many will not be able to attend college. The rewards for investing in education include reduced social service costs, increased productivity, and improved fiscal health for the nation. (Contains 100 footnotes.) (SM)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC