(Carlos Osorio/AP)Members of Congress will have a chance Wednesday morning to hear arguments for and against the Obama administration’s proposal for how school districts spend billions of dollars meant to educate poor children, perhaps the most hotly contested education issue in Washington since Congress passed a federal education law late last year. Similarly, a 2016 study found that greater state spending on low-income students dramatically improved student learning in reading and math. In approximately 1,500 school districts across the country, there are about 5,700 Title I — or poor — schools that receive on average $440,000 less per year than wealthier schools. In Pennsylvania, poorer school districts spend 33 percent less per-pupil than wealthier districts in the state. Indeed, compared to high-poverty and high-minority schools, wealthier and low-minority schools offer more rigorous core programs.

Source: Washington Post September 21, 2016 14:22 UTC