How is Title I, Part A – Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged funded?
The U.S. Department of Education based the 2009-2010 allocation on various factors including numbers of children living in poverty, school-age population, and total resident population. They factor in-state per-pupil expenditures and other data on children in neglected or delinquent institutions, foster homes, and families receiving assistance under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). The estimates are based on income year 2007 census data.
