Rural Education and the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) : Overview and Policy Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rural conditions.

School districts.

Poverty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (41 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Describes characteristics of rural school districts, and compares select characteristics of rural local educational agencies (LEAs) to non-rural LEAs. Provides overview of the rural education achievement program (REAP), which provides small, low-income rural school districts with increased flexibility in the use of Federal funds. Examines distribution of certain Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) grants to rural LEAs, possible impact of ESEA reauthorization on rural LEA eligibility for two REAP programs, and policy issues for Congress. Includes graphs and tables.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Rural Education and the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP)

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Restricted for use by site license.