Murray agreed to drop her idea to create a new category of federal formula funds for early childhood education. (washingtonpost.com)
States, school districts and schools that understand the full potential of federal formula grant programs can leverage significant resources to support their educational goals. (ccsso.org)
Currently the money from both programs, the largest K - 12 initiatives in the Education Department, is awarded to states and districts based on federal formulas. (nytimes.com)