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Publication Date: 1977-Feb-14
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Implications of Alternative Measures of Poverty on Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The Measure of Poverty, Technical Paper XVI.
Khan, Abdul
This paper provides a detailed analysis of the differential impact of alternative allocation procedures for Title I funds provided for under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and including the impact on both selected states and all states of changing the poverty definition, the impact of updating the poverty count, the impact of changing the authorization formula, and the joint impact of changing the poverty definition and updating the poverty count. The methodology for updating the 1970 Census estimate of the number of poor children by providing current estimates for states and counties is also described. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Definitions, Measurement, Measurement Instruments, Measurement Techniques, Poverty, Poverty Programs, Statistical Data
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 443D-South Portal Building, Washington, D.C. 20201
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Authoring Institution: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I
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