Title I Grant Allocations Await Decision on Population Estimates

Washington

For the second year in a row, the nation's public schools are writing next year's budgets without knowing exactly how much money they can count on from the federal government.

While schools know approximately how much money to expect in the fall, some could lose big portions of their grants if two Cabinet secretaries decide to dole out Title I grants based on population and poverty estimates from 1994 rather than counts...