Category: Title III Funding

Understanding TIPS cooperative purchasing: what it is, how it lets districts buy EL tools without a separate RFP, and how it works with Title III funds.

The best uses of Title III funding for English Learners: high-leverage, scalable investments that build capacity instead of one-off activities.

Title I vs Title III: what each funds, who they serve, how they differ, and how districts use both for English Learners without supplanting.

How much Title III funding do schools receive? How the ~$890M national total flows by formula to states and districts, the $10,000 minimum, and why per-EL amounts are modest.

Can Title III pay for robotics? Yes, when an educational robot supplements EL language instruction. How to justify it and what to look for.

Can Title III pay for tutoring for English Learners? Yes, when it is supplemental. What qualifies, the supplement-not-supplant rule, and how to scale tutoring.

What Title III funds can be used for: allowable uses, what is not allowed, the supplement-not-supplant rule, and how to spend the money on capacity, not activities.