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| Improving
Low-Performing Schools
| STATE |
AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE |
MONEY |
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Do schools designated low-performing receive some kind of
assistance? |
Assistance must be provided by: |
School eligible for additional funds to pay for improvements |
| State |
District |
| Alabama |
contingent |
yes |
yes |
no |
| Alaska |
2002 |
2002 |
2002 |
2002 |
| Arizona |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Arkansas |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| California |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Colorado |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Connecticut |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Delaware |
2002 |
2002 |
2002 |
n/a |
| Florida |
contingent |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Georgia |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Hawaii |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Idaho |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Illinois |
mandatory |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Indiana |
mandatory |
yes |
no |
yes |
| Iowa |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Kansas |
mandatory |
yes |
yes |
no |
| Kentucky |
voluntary |
yes |
no |
yes |
| Louisiana |
mandatory |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Maine |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Maryland |
mandatory |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Massachusetts |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Michigan |
voluntary |
yes |
no |
no |
| Minnesota |
2000 |
2000 |
2000 |
n/a |
| Mississippi |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Missouri |
2000 |
2000 |
n/a |
n/a |
| Montana |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Nebraska |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Nevada |
mandatory |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| New Hampshire |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| New
Jersey* |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| New Mexico |
mandatory |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| New
York |
mandatory |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| North Carolina |
contingent |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| North
Dakota |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Ohio |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Oklahoma |
contingent |
yes |
no |
no |
| Oregon |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Pennsylvania |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Rhode Island |
2001 |
2001 |
n/a |
n/a |
| South
Carolina |
n/a |
2001 |
n/a |
2001 |
| South Dakota |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Tennessee |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Texas |
mandatory |
yes |
no |
no |
| Utah |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Vermont |
mandatory |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Virginia |
voluntary |
yes |
no |
no |
| Washington |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| West
Virginia |
mandatory |
yes |
yes |
no |
| Wisconsin |
voluntary |
yes |
yes |
no |
| Wyoming |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| U.S. |
19 |
19 |
13 |
11 |
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*
To help settle a long-running school finance suit, New Jersey is funding whole-school
reform in its poorest districts.
** Member of external review team.
n/a indicates not applicable.
SOURCE: Education Week
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1999 Editorial Projects in Education |
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