Schools serving San Diego's poorest students will not get extra federal funding this year. The San Diego Unified school board rejected a plan that would have changed the funding levels at those campuses. KPBS Reporter Ana Tintocalis has more.
Federal Title 1 funding is supposed to go to schools serving a large number of low-income students. But for the past few years, schools with much smaller numbers of poor students have also benefited from the money. A plan before the board would have redirected all of the Title 1 money back to schools with the highest poverty rates.
Trustee Luis Acle was one of only two board members who voted for the change. He represents many high-poverty schools south of Interstate 8.
Acle: The focus of this money is to spend it on the student that are most needy. This is not an opportunity to steal from the poor and give to the rich. The fact is three of the members this board come from north of eight and south of eight is entitled to spend this money on the poor student.
Federal Title 1 funding pays for extra resources and programs to help low-income students achieve. Parents representing high-poverty schools have vowed to bring the plan back to the school board once the new superintendent takes office.
Ana Tintocalis, KPBS News.
