Regardless of whether Title I remains in its traditional form or is converted in some part to vouchers, districts will face major challenges allocating resources based on individual student economic status
as community eligibility for
free lunch eliminates the
incentive for individual students to report their poverty status.
Public and private school officials have quite different obligations and
incentives to classify students
as participants in these federal programs: a) the Title I program for disadvantaged students; b) the
free and reduced - price
lunch programs; c) programs for those classified
as Limited English Proficient (LEP); and d) special education,
as indicated by having an Individualized Education Program (IEP).