What are some of the latest educational funding trends resulting from the NCLB legislation?
The NCLB legislation has forced educators to look more closely at how state and federal education dollars are spent. Here are some of the latest results of this query: On the Federal Level: Increased emphasis on scientifically based research is evident in all of the NCLB Entitlement and Competitive grant programs. Educators are examining instructional materials more closely to determine if they meet the federal requirements for scientifically based research. On the State Level: More and more grant programs are now tied to the percentage of Title I student population within a school district. Some states are limiting grant competitions to only those schools or districts with more than 40% Title I student population. Some states are awarding additional priority points in the scoring process of a competitive grant application for those schools or districts with more than 40% Title I student population. On the Local Level: Because more and more federal programs are focusing on assisting Ti
