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Iowa Department of Education briefs board on unified allocation plan and rising graduation rates
Summary
The Iowa Department of Education updated the State Board on a federal waiver request to consolidate multiple ESEA funding streams into a unified allocation plan, and reported modest statewide gains in graduation rates for the Class of 2024 with continuing subgroup gaps.
The Iowa Department of Education on Tuesday told the State Board of Education it has submitted a proposal to the U.S. Department of Education to allow the state to consolidate multiple Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) funding streams into a single, unified allocation plan.
Director Snow and agency staff said the proposal would let districts combine formula and competitive funds across ESEA programs so local education agencies could manage a single consolidated fund under existing statutory formulas, rather than operate hundreds of program streams separately. Department leaders emphasized the change would not change how…
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