A news brief in the State Capitals section of the June 23, 1999, issue of Education Week failed to clarify that, under a rural education aid bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Chris John, D-La., any district that serves a rural area and has a student poverty rate of 20 percent or more would be eligible for funding, regardless of size.
A version of this article appeared in the July 14, 1999 edition of Education Week as Clarification