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Education Department issues Title 1 consolidation guidance
The Education Department promotes fund consolidation to reduce paperwork and increase local control in Title I schools, which receive $18 billion annually in federal support.
- The U.S. Department of Education issued guidance urging state education officials to consolidate federal, state and local funding for Title I schools into a single stream to reduce red tape.
- Schoolwide programs allow local decisionmakers to combine funds and tailor spending to needs like tutoring under the Every Student Succeeds Act .
- At scale, Title I funding totals about $18 billion, and the department told The Center Square consolidation reduces paperwork; California, Nevada and Texas education departments did not respond.
- Officials said consolidation will reduce paperwork and accounting burdens, and the department urged leaders to expand Title I schoolwide eligibility to support districts and schools using this flexibility.
- Amid calls for expanded school choice, the push for consolidation addresses broader national education results concerns and helps districts improve achievement and program efficiency.
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