Department of Education issues new guidance helping private school students access federal Title I-A services, including tutoring and counseling programs.
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FIRSTONFOX–TheTrumpadministrationisrollingoutwhatwillbethefourthlegalpathwayforbolsteringschoolchoicenationwideastheU.S.DepartmentofEducationaimstohandbackpowerstothestates–beforeultimatelydismantlingitself.
ThedepartmentonThursdayissuedwhatisreferredtoasa“DearColleagueLettertoStateandLocalEducationAgencies,”providingadditionalguidancetohelpstateandlocalschooldistrictsbetterservestudentswhoattendprivateschoolsbutwhoarestilleligibleforfederallyfundedacademicsupport.Thelettersaimtoexplain“moreefficientandeffectivewaystobestmeetstudents’needs.”
UndertheElementaryandSecondaryEducationAct(ESEA),eligibleprivateschoolstudentsareentitledtoTitleI-Afundedequitableservices,whichcanincludeone-on-onetutoring,summerschoolprogramsorcounselingprograms.
Sinceitspassagein1965,privateschoolstudentsandteachershavebeeneligibletopar
