Anewanalysisoffederalmoneythatpublicschoolsreceiveforlow-incomestudentsshowsthatarecordnumberofthenation’sschooldistrictswillreceivelessinthecomingacademicyearthantheydidfortheonejustended.
Forthe2005-2006schoolyear,spendingundertheDepartmentofEducation’sTitleIprogram,whichhelpslow-achievingchildreninhigh-povertyareas,isincreasingby3.2percent,to$12.6billion.Butbecauseofpopulationshifts,growingnumbersofpoorchildren,newercensusdataandcomplexformulasthatdeterminehowthemoneyisdivided,morethantwo-thirdsofthedistricts,or8,843,willnotreceiveasmuchfinancingasbefore.
Theanalysis,basedondatafromthedepartment,wasmadebytheCenteronEducationPolicy,agroupadvocatingforpublicschools.Asimilarstudybythegrouplastyearshowedthat55percentoftheschoolswouldreceivelessmoneythantheydidinthepreviousyear.
“It’sanalarmingnumber,”saidTomFagan,aformerdepartmentofficialwhoconductedtheanalysis.“It’sclearthattheamountofoverallincreaseisnotkeepingpacewiththenumberofpoorkids.”
SusanAspey,adepartmentspokeswoman,defendedthespendinglevelsforTitleI，saying,“PresidentBushandCongresshaveinvestedrecordamountsoffundingtohelpthenation’sneedieststudents.”
ButMr.FagansaidtheincreasingnumberofdistrictsthatarelosingmoneyismakingitharderfortheschoolstomeetthegoalsofthefederalNoChildLeftBehindAct,theBushadministration’ssignatureeducationprogram,whichmeasuresprogressthroughannualtestsinmath,readingandscience.Thatisgivingcriticsoftheprogrammoregroundstoaccusetheadministrationofnotsufficientlyfinancingtheprogramwhiledemandinggreaterresults.
TitleIprovidesthelargestcomponentoffinancingforNoChildLeftBehind.
“Thefederalgovernmentisconcentratingmoremoneyinfewerdistricts,"saidJohnF.Jennings,thepresidentandchiefexecutiveoftheCenteronEducationPolicy.“Itmeansthereislotsofangerandlotsoftension.They’reaskingustodomoreandmorewithlessandless.”
练习题：
Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:
1.Asitisindicatedinthepassage,thenewanalysis_____.
A.studiedthefederalmoneyspentonlow-incomestudents
B.aimedatpromotingtheestablishmentofmorepublicschools
C.showedthatabouthalftheschoolswouldreceivelessmoney
D.wasconductedbytheDepartmentofEducation’sTitleIprogram
2.WhichofthefollowingfactorsdoesNOTleadtotheresultthatmorethantwo-thirdsofthedistrictswillgetmorepoorlyfinanced?
A.Peopleoftenmovefromoneplacetoanother.
B.Therearemorechildrenfrompoorfamilies.
C.Thewayofdistributingmoneyhaschanged.
D.SpendingundertheTitleIprogramdecreased.
3.SusanAspeylooksatthefundingbythegovernmentwith_______.
4.AccordingtoTomFagan,______.
A.thegovernmenthasdoneitsbesttofinancethepoorchildren
B.thegoalsofNoChildLeftBehindActaredifficulttorealize
C.thewayofmeasuringprogressbyannualtestsshouldbechanged
D.theBushgovernmentshouldn’thaveapprovedtheTitleIprogram
5.Whenthegovernmentconcentratesmoremoneyinfewerdistricts,_____.
A.morepoorchildrenwillgetbenefited
B.morepublicschoolswillhavetobeclosed
C.itwillarousemorepeople’sdissatisfaction
D.NoChildLeftBehindActwillberealizedsooner
