Sentences with phrase «iv block grant»

Also getting an increase from current spending levels: the $ 400 million Title IV block grant, which would fund a variety of school programs covering everything from ed - tech to student well - being.

Principals urged Congress to fund discretionary programs that provide principals with direct instructional leadership support and a newly - authorized Title IV block grant program that will help schools provide a well - rounded experience for all students through arts - integration and use of technology, as well as address issues such as providing school counselors, physical education programs, student mental health services, drug use prevention, and social and emotional learning.

But that flexibility must also be represented in the federal government's funding commitment, specifically by funding Title IV block grants at a level no lower than the authorized $ 1.65 billion.

Not exact matches

The good news is that though Title IV had been targeted for elimination by President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, congress rebuffed the administration by giving a big boost to the block grants in the federal omnibus spending bill signed into law March 23.

Her bill would allow schools to Title IV - A block grants to collect data to better identify the causes of absenteeism and monitor if any progress is being made, and would give districts the ability to tap into other funding sources to implement programs to reduce absenteeism through school - based mentoring programs.

ESSA also consolidated many Title IV programs such as Safe and Drug - Free Schools and Counseling Programs into a single block grant.

ESSA establishes a block grant in the new Title IV, the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants program (SSAEG), which authorizes activities that provide students with a well - rounded education, support safe and healthy students, and support the effective use of technology.

In doing this, there are areas where the connections to FRS are clear, specifically, the parts of both consolidated plan templates that cover Title IV A, which is reimagined under ESSA as a block grant for student support and academic enrichment with a portion of the funds available to support digital infrastructure and integration of technology in the classroom.

The cuts are particularly concerning given the need to fund new programs under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for FY17, such as the block grant in Title IV that supports a well - rounded education and safe and healthy school environments.

The welfare reform law embodied in a new Title IV - A of the Social Security Act, recently enacted by Congress and signed by the President, replaces AFDC with a new block grant program called the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program.