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Title I (Elementary and Secondary Education Act)

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Educating Newcomers: A Research-Practice Conversation About K–12 Public Schooling for Undocumented and Asylum-Seeking Children in the United States
In this webinar, RAND Corporation researchers and administrators from Louisiana and California school districts discuss K-12 public schooling for undocumented and asylum-seeking children in the United States.
Aug 4, 2022
News Release
Surges in Undocumented and Asylum-Seeking Children Prompt Need for Better K–12 Policies
491,000 children from Mexico and the Northern Triangle (Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador) arrived in the United States between fiscal years 2017 and 2019 and remained with unresolved immigration statuses. Of these, 321,000 were enrolled in U.S. K–12 public schools as of March 2020. About 75% settled in California, Texas, Florida, New York, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, Georgia, North Carolina, and Louisiana.
Sep 30, 2021
Research Brief
Surges in Undocumented and Asylum-Seeking Children Prompt Need for Better K–12 Policies
Growing numbers of children from Central America and Mexico are arriving in the United States. As of March 2020, 321,000 undocumented and asylum-seeking children were enrolled in public schools. How are the schools managing, and what could be done to help them better prepare to assist these students?
Sep 30, 2021
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Educating Newcomers: K–12 Public Schooling for Undocumented and Asylum-Seeking Children in the United States
This report models numbers of undocumented and asylum-seeking children crossing the U.S. southwest border, reviews the federal and state policy landscapes for their education, and provides case studies of how schools are managing education for them.
Sep 30, 2021
Research Brief
Supporting Summer Programs: Navigating Federal, State, and Local Program Support Opportunities
This research brief summarizes how policy environment affects school districts' attempts to scale and sustain quality summer programs.
May 12, 2020
Report
Getting Support for Summer Learning: How Federal, State, City, and District Policies Affect Summer Learning Programs
The authors consider how policy environments affect school districts' attempts to scale and sustain quality summer programs. This report, the sixth in a series, is intended to help program leaders navigate local, state, and federal policy contexts.
Apr 13, 2020
Commentary
How School Choice Could Disadvantage Low-Income Students
The flexibility to allow Title I-A funds to follow students across schools has a certain appeal. But it could have negative consequences for some of the poorest students.
Sep 1, 2015
Research Brief
No Child Left Behind Educational Options: Availability Expands, But Participation Remains Low
Although the availability of No Child Left Behind public school choice and supplemental educational options continues to expand for students in underperforming schools, only a small percentage of eligible students participate in these programs.
Jan 22, 2009
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Final Report on State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act Finds Parents Largely Unaware of Options
A key aim of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) is to provide school choice or supplemental educational services to predominantly low-income parents whose children are attending Title I schools identified for improvement, but in recent years only a small fraction of families have taken advantage of these options.
Jan 19, 2009
Research Brief
Title I School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services Under No Child Left Behind: Progress Toward Implementation
This research brief summarizes the progress that has been made in implementing the school choice and supplemental educational services options of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
Mar 27, 2008
Report
Miscommunication Hindered Student Participation in Programs Created by NCLB
Student participation in school choice programs authorized by the No Child Left Behind Act was hindered because parents did not receive clear and timely communication from schools.
Feb 25, 2008
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Assessing Teacher Quality Under No Child Left Behind
A central goal of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) is to ensure that every child is taught by a highly qualified teacher. Most teachers meet their states requirements, but it is uncertain if some states' standards are sufficiently high.
Aug 17, 2007
Research Brief
Do Title I School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services Affect Student Achievement?
This research brief summarizes an analysis of the two educational options provided under the No Child Left Behind Act to students in Title I schools that are identified for improvement: school choice and supplemental educational services.
Jul 2, 2007
Report
Students Benefit from Supplemental Education Under No Child Left Behind
Students in underperforming schools generally made statistically significant gains in math and reading after participating in supplemental educational services such as tutoring and remediation.
Jun 21, 2007
Journal Article
The Same High Standards for Migrant Students: Holding Title I Schools Accountable
Examines how the federal Migrant Education Program (MEP) is helping migrant students succeed in school and meet academically challenging standards, and whether states and districts are including migrant students in standards-based reforms.
Jan 1, 2002
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Staff Development Programs in Desegregated Settings
Analyzes three aspects of inservice programs in 16 desegregated school districts in the East, Midwest, and West: the process of staff development, the program characteristics of staff development activities, and local perceptions of the programs' effectiveness.
Feb 1, 1980
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Inservice Education for Desegregation: A Review of the Literature
Literature review for a study of inservice training of teaching staff in desegregated school districts.
Nov 1, 1979
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Inservice Training in Desegregated School Districts: Western Region Case Studies
Describes the inservice training programs in four western school districts. The districts range in student population from 6,000 to 54,000 and initially desegregated between 1970 and 1978.
Aug 1, 1979
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Inservice Training in Desegregated School Districts: Eastern Region Case Studies
Describes the inservice training programs in six eastern school districts. The districts range in student population from 4,400 to 65,000 and initially desegregated between 1970 and 1978.
Aug 1, 1979
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Inservice Training in Desegregated School Districts: Midwest Region Case Studies
Describes the inservice training programs in six mid-western school districts. The districts range in student population from 6,000 to 44,000 and initially desegregated between 1970 and 1978.
Aug 1, 1979

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RAND Topic:
Title I (Elementary and Secondary Education Act)

Topic Synonyms:
ESEA Title 1;
ESEA Title I;
Title 1 (Elementary and Secondary Education Act)