An investigation by U.S. News and World Report found school districts in wealthy communities have been receving about 20% of the Title I money intended for schools that serve poorer students.

An investigation by U.S. News and World Report found school districts in wealthy communities have been receving about 20% of the Title I money intended for schools that serve poorer students. / Creative Commons

The federal government allocates what’s called Title I funding to school districts with a high number of poor students. But a U.S. News and World Report investigation found wealthier school districts are also cashing in – while the schools that are supposed to get the money are missing out. We talk with U.S. News and World Report education reporter Lauren Camera and Gequetta Jenkins, Senior Director of Compensatory Programs for the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System.

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