School Improvement Grants (SIG): Characteristics of SIG Eligible and SIG Awarded Schools

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Abstract

This paper is an initial analysis of the implementation of School Improvement Grants (SIGs) authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. It provides a description of first round awards made to local education agencies and schools and focuses on the following questions:
• How many SIG eligible and SIG awarded schools are in each state? How are they distributed by tier and by model?
• What are the characteristics of SIG eligible and SIG awarded schools? How do they compare to schools nationwide?
• What is the level of SIG funding to awarded schools, overall and per pupil?

Author

• Steven Hurlburt, American Institutes for Research