Rural Education Achievement Program

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The Rural Education Achievement Program is a federal initiative that provides targeted financial and technical support to help small, rural school districts improve student achievement and educational opportunities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal education program
grant program
addressesChallenge difficulty attracting and retaining qualified teachers in rural areas
geographic isolation of rural schools
limited local tax base in rural districts
administeredBy Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
United States Department of Education
surface form: U.S. Department of Education
authorizedBy ESEA Title V, Part B
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
surface form: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
benefits increased flexibility in spending certain federal funds
targeted support for isolated rural schools
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eligibilityCriterion district must have small average daily attendance or low-income status depending on subprogram
district must meet federal rural locale codes
focusArea educational equity
rural education
fundingSource federal appropriations
fundingType formula grants
goal to help rural districts overcome unique educational challenges
to increase flexibility in the use of federal education funds for rural districts
hasAcronym REAP
hasComponent RLIS
Rural and Low-Income School program
SRSA
Rural Education Achievement Program self-linksurface differs
surface form: Small, Rural School Achievement program
intendedOutcome higher academic performance for rural students
improved access to quality educational programs in rural communities
policyLevel federal
primaryBeneficiaries rural local educational agencies
small rural school districts
provides financial assistance
technical assistance
purpose to expand educational opportunities for students in rural schools
to improve student academic achievement in rural areas
reauthorizedBy Every Student Succeeds Act
surface form: ESSA

Every Student Succeeds Act
relatedTo Title I, Part A – Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies
surface form: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

federal rural education policy
sector K-12 education
supportsActivity educational technology in rural schools
professional development for rural educators
supplemental academic programs
teacher recruitment and retention in rural areas
targetPopulation rural districts with small student enrollments
rural schools with limited financial resources
timeFrame ongoing annual program

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Office of Elementary and Secondary Education overseesProgram Rural Education Achievement Program
Rural Education Achievement Program hasComponent Rural Education Achievement Program self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Small, Rural School Achievement program