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Facing a bipartisan backlash led by Republican lawmakers, the Trump administration is backing off a bookkeeping change that would have drastically cut federal funds for rural schools — at least for a year.
The New York Times reports that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos will allow states to more easily qualify for funding under the Rural and Low-Income School Program. Hundreds of districts had faced cuts when the department abruptly began using eligibility requirements it had not enforced in 17 years.
The department had discovered that schools were receiving funding based on the number of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals rather than poverty data from the census, as is required by law.
After protests were raised, DeVos determined that she had the authority to allow the use of alternative data for an additional year. Angela Morabito, a department spokeswoman, says the education department also has proposed language for Congress to amend the law and permanently change the data source used.
https://www.asumag.com/funding/arti...ange-that-would-have-cut-rural-school-funding
I would say that is a wise move.
The New York Times reports that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos will allow states to more easily qualify for funding under the Rural and Low-Income School Program. Hundreds of districts had faced cuts when the department abruptly began using eligibility requirements it had not enforced in 17 years.
The department had discovered that schools were receiving funding based on the number of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals rather than poverty data from the census, as is required by law.
After protests were raised, DeVos determined that she had the authority to allow the use of alternative data for an additional year. Angela Morabito, a department spokeswoman, says the education department also has proposed language for Congress to amend the law and permanently change the data source used.
https://www.asumag.com/funding/arti...ange-that-would-have-cut-rural-school-funding
I would say that is a wise move.
