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Skinner, Rebecca R.; Riddle, Wayne – Congressional Research Service, 2020
The primary source of federal aid to elementary and secondary education is the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)--particularly its Title I-A program, which authorizes federal aid for the education of disadvantaged students. The ESEA was initially enacted in 1965 (P.L. 89- 10) "to strengthen and improve educational quality and…
Descriptors: Poverty, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Skinner, Rebecca R.; Riddle, Wayne – Congressional Research Service, 2019
The funding of public elementary and secondary schools in the United States involves a combination of local, state, and federal government revenues. State and local governments generally provide over 90% of the revenue available for public elementary and secondary education on an annual basis, with the federal government providing the remainder.…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Financial Support, Elementary Secondary Education, State Aid
Riddle, Wayne – 1986
Options and alternatives for an amended reauthorization of Chapter 1 grants are reviewed. New suggestions are presented for compensatory education service delivery, eligibility, and the allocation of resources. The choices, each of which is examined in detail in this report, include the following: (1) change the methods by which non-public schools…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Delivery Systems, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education