ESEA Reauthorization is the coming attraction in Congress this fall. If she were selling tickets, people would be lining up around the block just to see if she will make an appearance. Some are betting that she will. Most are skeptical -- at best -- if she will even be permitted to take the stage. Back in 2007, when she was supposed to star in the blockbuster hit of "Changing No Child Left Behind," she was no where to be found. Well, correction, she started to get off the ground, maybe even made it to the dressing room to get revised, but never fully showed herself as a finished product. And now that she has this unrealiable track record, many in Congress (namely House Republicans) insist that they will put together their own show -- in smaller magnitude -- that will carry the same punch.
One of the many, many [read numerous] proposals on what should be included when (if) ESEA reauthorization happens this fall is to fix the "comparability loophole." The comparability loophole describes the way federal money is delivered to schools serving large amounts (or percentages) of low-income families' children. Boiled down, this means that in order to get federal funds, a school district must (among other fiscal requirements) spend as much of their own monies (state and local) on schools with high concentrations of low-income students as it does on schools within the same districts that have low concentrations of low-income students. This is known as the "comparability" fiscal requirement. It stems from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I provision. (ESEA is the base bill that has been reauthorized several times, most recently known as No Child Left Behind.)
More after the break...
So, when I came across this video from the Center for American Progress that illustrates the "comparability loophole," I thought I'd share.
Enjoy.
One of the many, many [read numerous] proposals on what should be included when (if) ESEA reauthorization happens this fall is to fix the "comparability loophole." The comparability loophole describes the way federal money is delivered to schools serving large amounts (or percentages) of low-income families' children. Boiled down, this means that in order to get federal funds, a school district must (among other fiscal requirements) spend as much of their own monies (state and local) on schools with high concentrations of low-income students as it does on schools within the same districts that have low concentrations of low-income students. This is known as the "comparability" fiscal requirement. It stems from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I provision. (ESEA is the base bill that has been reauthorized several times, most recently known as No Child Left Behind.)
More after the break...
So, when I came across this video from the Center for American Progress that illustrates the "comparability loophole," I thought I'd share.
Enjoy.
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