<P> Title I funding is received by more than 50% of all public schools . NCLB also requires that for funding to be received, all districts and schools must meet adequate yearly progress goals for their student populations and specific demographic subgroups . Non-Title I schools are schools that do not receive federal Title I funds . Although school districts have some freedom in how Title I funding is distributed among schools within a district, Title I requires them to prioritize the highest - poverty schools . </P> <P> There are 4 distribution formulas under NCLB for Title I funding: Basic Grant, Concentration Grant, Targeted Assistance Grant, and the Education Finance Incentive Grant . The Federal Education Budget Project details the requirements for each formula extensively . </P> <P> The Basic Grant formula provides funding to school districts based on the number of poor children they serve . To receive money through this grant, the school district must meet the requirement of having at least 10 poor children and 2% of its students in poverty . </P> <P> The Concentration Grant formula is similar to the basic grant formula because it gives funding to schools based on the number of poor children they serve . To receive money through this grant, school districts must meet the requirement of having at least 15% of children in poverty or a total of 6,500 poor children . </P>

In 1965 the ___ was the first major federal law to fund certain remedial programs in k-12 education