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Skinner, Rebecca R.; Sorenson, Isobel – Congressional Research Service, 2023
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), most recently comprehensively amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA; P.L. 114-95), is the primary source of federal aid to support elementary and secondary education. The Title I-A program is the largest grant program authorized under the ESEA and was funded at $17.5 billion for FY2022.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Educational Finance
Skinner, Rebecca R.; Sorenson, Isobel – Congressional Research Service, 2022
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), most recently comprehensively amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA; P.L. 114-95), is the primary source of federal aid to support elementary and secondary education. The Title I-A program is the largest grant program authorized under the ESEA and was funded at $16.5 billion for FY2021.…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, State Aid, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
Skinner, Rebecca R.; Sorenson, Isobel – Congressional Research Service, 2022
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), most recently comprehensively amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA; P.L. 114-95), is the primary source of federal aid to support elementary and secondary education. The Title I-A program is the largest grant program authorized under the ESEA and was funded at $16.3 billion for FY2020.…
Descriptors: State Aid, Grants, Educational Finance, Federal Legislation
Skinner, Rebecca R.; Riddle, Wayne – Congressional Research Service, 2020
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA; P.L. 114-95) amended the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to add a new Part E to Title I entitled "Flexibility for Equitable Per-Pupil Spending." Under Title I-E, the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) has the authority to provide local educational agencies (LEAs) with flexibility to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Expenditure per Student
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. – Congressional Research Service, 2018
The Impact Aid program, administered by the U.S. Department of Education (ED), was originally established in 1950 by P.L. 81-815 and P.L. 81-874, 15 years prior to the enactment of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Impact Aid compensates local educational agencies (LEAs) for a "substantial and continuing financial…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Student Financial Aid
Skinner, Rebecca R.; Rosenstiel, Leah – Congressional Research Service, 2018
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was comprehensively reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA; P.L. 114-95) on December 10, 2015. The Title I-A program is the largest grant program authorized under the ESEA and is funded at $15.8 billion for FY2018. Title I-A of the ESEA authorizes aid to Local education agency's…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Resource Allocation
Skinner, Rebecca R. – Congressional Research Service, 2016
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was comprehensively reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA; P.L. 114-95) on December 10, 2015. The Title I-A program is the largest grant program authorized under the ESEA and is funded at $14.4 billion for FY2015. It is designed to provide supplementary educational and related…
Descriptors: State Aid, Grants, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
Skinner, Rebecca R.; Rosenstiel, Leah – Congressional Research Service, 2018
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) is the primary source of federal aid to elementary and secondary education. The ESEA was last reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA; P.L. 114-95) in 2015. The Title I-A program has always been the largest grant program authorized under the ESEA. Title I-A grants provide supplementary…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid