“Local control” — this version in the House GOP proposed revision to ESEA raises red flags from those concerned that state/local cuts could reduce funding levels from those sources far below what the federal government makes available.
House ESEA Draft Would Loosen Strings on K-12 Aid
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A bill in the House on reauthorization would offer more leeway for districts and less federal oversight on use of education funding. …In a controversial move, it would scrap a key provision of the current law known as “maintenance of effort,” which requires states to keep their own funding for edu…
