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Title I

Title I: Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged


  2. Meeting the educational needs of low-achieving children in our Nation’s highest-poverty schools, limited English proficient children, migratory children, children with disabilities, Indian children, neglected or delinquent children, and young children in need of reading assistance;
  3. Closing the achievement gap between high- and low-performing children, especially the achievement gaps between minority and non minority students, and between disadvantaged children and their more advantaged peers;
  5. Distributing and targeting resources sufficiently to make a difference to local educational agencies and schools where needs are greatest;
  7. Providing greater decision making authority and flexibility to schools and teachers in exchange for greater responsibility for student performance;
  8. Providing children an enriched and accelerated educational program, including the use of school-wide programs or additional services that increase the amount and quality of instructional time;
  9. Promoting school-wide reform and ensuring the access of children to effective, scientifically based instructional strategies and challenging academic content;
  10. Significantly elevating the quality of instruction by providing staff in participating schools with substantial opportunities for professional development;
  12. Affording parents substantial and meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children.

Title I Parent Involvement