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K-12 Education: Observations on States' School Improvement Efforts

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Jan. 11, 2021
Release Date Jan. 11, 2021
Report No. GAO-21-199
Summary:

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act holds states accountable for ensuring that public school children receive a quality education. Many states use flexibilities within the act to identify and serve low-performing schools and student subgroups needing support and improvement.

We looked at how states allocate funds for schools identified for support and improvement. We found that 27 states use a formula to allocate funds. And in at least 34 states, all school districts that applied for federal funds received them for the 2018-2019 school year. We also found that some states funded specific schools within districts.

Student taking a paper-based standardized test

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