[Editor's note: This is a revised version of a post that originally appeared Aug. 5. This version adds details on the formula issues under debate.] “There will be a [Title I] formula fight. And formula fights are the worst kind.”…
Tag Archives: allocations
Submit Your Expenses…Or Else
August 3, 2011 – 7:16 am
When Congress is contemplating major cuts in domestic programs, it is not a good time for states to show a significant unspent balance in their ED grant accounts. Even worse is to let funds lapse due to failure to obligate…
Free Fallin’ … Off the Fundin’ Cliff
June 30, 2011 – 7:32 pm
July is here and that, to me, means two things. First, my wife and I are expecting our first child early this month. Because it coincides with the Tour de France, I decided that her name will be “Le Tour.”…
Idaho Plays ‘Chicken’ with the Feds
June 27, 2011 – 11:45 am
What are the legal consequences of Idaho’s willful defiance of the No Child Left Behind Act? The bottom line: The state would lose its Title I grant — approximately $54 million in school year 2011-12 — as well as smaller…
ED Releases Final State 2011-12 Allocations
May 17, 2011 – 11:46 am
For those waiting to hear how much federal money you’ll have to spend next school year, the wait is finally up. The U.S. Department of Education yesterday released its state-by-state program allocations for the 2011-12 school year. Included in the…
Across-the-Board Cut Makes Title I Allocations a Zero-Sum Game
May 12, 2011 – 2:46 pm
Notwithstanding the impact of the 0.2% across-the-board cut Congress enacted as part of its 2011 budget compromise, a majority of states — 29 out of 52 (including D.C. and Puerto Rico) — can expect to receive at least a small…