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Provision Previous law No Child Left Behind Act
Innovative programs Prior to the NCLBA, the Innovative Education As amended by NCLBA, ESEA Title IV, Part A, authorizes the Innovative
(block grant) Program Strategies program was authorized Programs program, which is informally referred to as the "Education Block
under ESEA Title VI, with many provisions Grant." Program purposes include support of educational reform, implementation
similar to the new Innovative Programs of reform and improvement programs based on scientifically based research,
authority. Formula grants were allocated to support of educational innovation and improvement, assistance to meet the
states, based on total population aged 5-17, educational needs of all students, and assistance to improve educational
except that no state received less than one-half performance.
of 1% of the total. At least 85% of the state -
grant was required to be distributed to LEAs, The formula for allocating funds to states, and the provisions for state-developed
using formulas developed by the states which formulas for allocation to LEAs, were essentially unchanged from previous law.
incorporated specified general factors. The Each state must allocate at least 85% of its grant to LEAs, except that each state
maximum state administration allocation was must distribute to LEAs 100% of any amount received in excess of its FY2002
25% of the 15% state-level reservation. LEA state grant. Remaining funds may be used at the state level to meet the purposes
uses of funds were limited to nine targeted of this program, except no more than 15% of the remaining funds may be used for
assistance activities. state administration.
LEAs must use their grants to meet locally determined educational needs, as
selected from a list of 27 innovative education assistance activities specifically
authorized under the program. LEA spending must be tied to high academic
achievement standards. Students enrolled in private schools are eligible to
participate in the benefits of this program on an equitable basis. State applications
must provide for, among other requirements, an annual report summarizing
student achievement improvement.
Technical assistance Provision of technical assistance to SEAs, LEAs, Several programs formerly authorized by the ESEA were transferred by the
and schools by Comprehensive Regional NCLBA (without major amendment) to the Educational Research, Development,
Assistance Centers, a National Diffusion Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (ERDDIA - Title IX of the P.L.
Network, Eisenhower Regional Mathematics 103-227). These included Comprehensive Regional Assistance Centers (Part K of
and Science Education Consortia, and ERDDIA); National Diffusion Network (Part L); Eisenhower Regional
Technology-Based Technical Assistance Mathematics and Science Education Consortia (Part M); and Technology-Based
providers was authorized under ESEA Title Technical Assistance (Part N). A new Part J of ERDDIA, Certain Multiyear
XIII, Parts A through D. Technology-Based Grants and Contracts, authorized the Secretary to continue funding for
Technical Assistance was not a grant program; Comprehensive Regional Assistance Centers and Eisenhower Regional
rather, it authorized the Secretary to support the Mathematics and Science Education Consortia, as well as the Regional
administration and implementation of ESEA. Technology in Education Consortia (formerly Section 3141 of ESEA, but not
The other three programs authorized extended by NCLBA). To continue funding under Part J, these programs must
discretionary grants, and two of these programs have been funded through multiyear grants and contracts that were in effect the
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Riddle, Wayne. K-12 Education: Highlights of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110), report, January 15, 2003; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc824710/m1/24/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.