‘Formula Fairness Campaign’ Would Shift More Title I Funds to Highest-Poverty-Rate Districts | Title I Monitor

Jennifer Cohen

December 2011 |

... And ACE’s incremental approach may be the proba- ble route. As New America Foundation blogger Jennifer Cohen pointed out Aug. 9, “While it may be tempting to scrap the existing formulas and start over, the legislative process is unlikely to be so simple. ... In reality, it is more likely that Congress will tinker at the margins of the ex- isting formulas to help ensure a greater degree of equity across states and school districts.” ...

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