TITLE I FUNDING Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides financial assistance to schools with high numbers or percentages of children from low-income families.
IN SY24-25, WASHTENAW COUNTY RECEIVED:
$8.2 Million
for local school districts and public school academies.
MICHIGAN RECEIVED $509 MILLION TOTAL DISTRICT ALLOCATIONS Ypsilanti Community Schools
$3,101,984
Ann Arbor Public Schools
$2,004,762
Public School Academies
$1,968,803
Lincoln Consolidated Schools
$691,133
Milan Area Schools
$147,829
Saline Area Schools
$126,081
Whitmore Lake Public Schools
$96,641
Chelsea School District
$57,623
Manchester Community Schools
$33,600
Dexter Community Schools Total
$0 $8,228,456
BACKGROUND Title I represent the largest federal assistance package for public schools. Part A funds can be used for targeted assistance programs to help children who are failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet academic standards. Schools where children from low-income families make up at least 40% of enrollment are eligible to use these funds for school-wide programs that serve all children in order to close the achievement gap. For example, funds could support enhanced instruction in reading and math through hiring additional teachers, purchasing technology, providing professional development, and more.
CAUSES FOR CONCERN Recent statements from the President, the Secretary of Education, and members of Congress about restricting Title I funding based on DEI initiatives or eliminating the U.S. Department of Education altogether have raised serious concerns about the future of Title I funding, a critical lifeline for schools to provide high-quality learning, regardless of zip code.