The purpose of this paper is to explore the different aspects of utilizing Title 1 funding to address the need for academic achievement amongst economically challenged families and students in the greater Las Vegas area. A financial deficit exists amongst the families and children in the Clark County School District (2017), but through the use of Title 1 funding economic equality is possible. The Clark County School District has separated the schools in North Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Henderson, and Summerlin into Performance Zones. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act contains policy that ensures students who need extra help learning, get access to free and appropriate public education. The Title 1 funding program is a federal policy that helps economically disadvantaged students by providing funding for programs and services, if at least 10% of the district’s students come from low-income families. I discovered that more than 247 schools receive free or reduced lunch out of 336 schools, meaning a lack of financial resources has created a serious need for the students in the Clark County School District (2017).
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This Act was presented to Congress on January 12, 1965 and was passed less than three months later on April 9, 1065 (McClure, 2008). This Act was part of President Lyndon Johnson’s “War on Poverty” as he believed that every child should have the same access to education regardless of race, religion or social status. Title 1 allocated resources that were used to meet the needs of educationally deprived children, especially through compensatory programs for students attempting to get an education while living in poverty (The Social Welfare History Project, 2016). The Title 1 program did this by subsidizing school districts that had a larger percentage of impoverished students (Matthews, 2014). This information was found on the Clark County School District (2017)