Chapter 1 Formula Plan Hot Topic in States, Districts

By Mark Pitsch

WASHINGTON--State and local education officials generally praise the course the Clinton Administration has charted in its plan to revamp Chapter 1, particularly its emphasis on using the compensatory-education program as a mechanism to promote broader school reform.

But the officials interviewed also voiced disagreement with some aspects of the proposed legislation.

And a contentious proposal to alter the Chapter 1 funding formula--in an effort to target more dollars to the poorest students--has dominated...