E.D. To Base Most Grant Awards for 1992-93 On 1980 Census Data

WASHINGTON--The Education Department will base most grant awards for the 1992-93 school year on 1980 census data rather than wait for data from the 1990 census, Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander announced last week.

In a statement, Mr. Alexander noted that counts of low-income families, which are needed to compute awards under the Chapter 1 compensatory-education program and other programs, are not expected to be available before July.

Waiting that long would have left many school districts uncertain of how many Chapter 1 teachers their budgets could accommodate. Most states require districts to notify teachers of potential...