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Elementary and Secondary Education: Flexibility Initiatives Do Not Address Districts' Key Concerns About Federal Requirements

T-HEHS-00-51 Published: Jan 25, 2000. Publicly Released: Jan 25, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed its report on how federal requirements affect local school districts, focusing on: (1) the major federal requirements that affect school districts; (2) the issues school districts face in implementing these requirements; and (3) recent initiatives by Congress and the Department of Education to provide flexibility to school districts.

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Aid for educationCompensatory educationElementary educationFederal regulationsFunds managementSchool districtsSchool management and organizationSecondary educationState-administered programsWaivers