Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 aimed at improving the academic achievement of the disadvantaged so as to ensure all children have a fair, equal opportunity to obtain high quality education by which they achieve minimum proficiency on state academic achievement standards and academic assessments.
The major components of Title I are:
Title I : Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged
Title I, Part A : Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational agencies
Title I School Improvement Program : Title I School Improvement Program
Title I, Part B, Subpart 1 : Reading First
Title I, Part B, Subpart 3 : William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy Program
Title I, Part C : Education of Migratory Children
Title I, Part D : Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are
Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk
Title I, Part F : Comprehensive School Reform
The goal of Title I, Part A ARRA funds was to stimulate the short term economy and to invest in education to improve results for low achieving students. With these goal the ARRA funds were required to be spend quickly to save and create jobs, improve student achievement through progress toward rigorous college and career ready standards and high quality assessments. The funds are also available for improving teacher and school leader effectiveness, providing intensive support and effective interventions for the lowest achieving schools. The program also required establishing data systems that track progress and foster continuous improvement.
The NCLB Act of 2001 aimed at prioritizing education with an attempt to give equal educational opportunities to all ,closing the achievement gap with stronger accountability, flexibility(more freedom for states and communities, proven education methods and more choice( for parents), so that no child is left behind
It is heartening to note that the financial support is there through the ARRA 2009 and NCLB 2001, the extra funding is there for bridging the academic gaps by providing the required supplemental educational support in reading, math or any subjects. There has always been this debate about the inequality in educational funding, these Acts provide for those gaps and does bridge the cost to ensure all children have a fair, equal opportunity to obtain high quality education by which they achieve minimum proficiency on state academic achievement standards and academic assessments.
As of May 14,2010 approximately $ 84 billion has been awarded through the Recovery Act and the state of Texas has $ 948 M in the Title I, Part A Stimulus funding, with all these provisions I feel it is the responsibility of the schools to plan and take advantage of these funds, by implementing programs, providing services, investing in technology so as to enhance the quality of education in particular for the economically disadvantaged.
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