Rhode Island H8159 adjusts education funding for districts with high poverty rates.

Rhode Island H8159 modifies the education funding formula to increase the student success factor to 50% for districts where over 45% of children have family incomes at or below 185% of federal poverty guidelines. This change aims to allocate more core instruction per-pupil funding to support high-need students in these districts. The bill also mandates the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to evaluate and report on various student populations, including multilingual learners and those participating in state-administered programs like SNAP.

Rhode Island H8159 adjusts education funding for districts with high poverty rates.

Rhode Island H8159 modifies the education funding formula to increase the student success factor to 50% for districts where over 45% of children have family incomes at or below 185% of federal poverty guidelines. This change aims to allocate more core instruction per-pupil funding to support high-need students in these districts. The bill also mandates the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to evaluate and report on various student populations, including multilingual learners and those participating in state-administered programs like SNAP.