Riley Announces $6.6 Million to Florida for Comprehensive School Reform Programs

US Education Department Press Releases, Dec 29, 1998

Most of the program funding -- $120 million -- is being awarded to states under the Title I formula and is targeted to schools with high proportions of children from low-income families. An additional $25 million, from the Fund for Improvement in Education, is available to both Title I and non-Title I schools based on each state's share of school-aged children.

Additional funding will help local districts and schools identify what works and put those approaches into practice, including funds for regional education laboratories and other technical assistance. The Northwest Regional Education Laboratory has published a catalog of research-based programs as one resource for districts and schools to use as they develop their plans.

NOTE TO EDITORS: The local contact for this program is William Pittman, Jr. (850) 487-3530. Further information on the Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program is available at www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/compreform/.> --