HONOLULU (AP) – Hawaii is to receive more than $47 million in federal funds for schools with a high rate of needy students.
U.S. Sen. Dan Inouye’s office said Friday Title I money for the coming school year is $5.2 million more than the current school year.
Schools that qualify have more than 40 percent of children living in households at or below 185 percent of the federal poverty level.
That’s an annual income of no more than about $46,900 for a family of four in Hawaii.
Nearly 47 percent of all Hawaii public schoolchildren qualify for free or reduced lunches, which is an indicator of poverty.
Hawaii schools eligible for the money have increased to 186 from 161 in 2008.
The money is designed to help students meet state academic achievement standards.
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