There is a direct correlation between poor performance of schools and low income.
The U.S. Department of Education found that half of all high-poverty schools, including some that get Title I money were at least 10 percent below the average school in their districts in terms of state and local aid. More than 40 percent of Title I schools spent less on personnel personnel per student than non-title I schools serving the same grades in the same district. Federal law requires that districts give high-poverty schools the same share of state and local dollars as their other schools before they can tap Title I dollars.
It should be obvious to all those who care that we need to have a level playing field – that is where all schools in one district get treated fairly. Title I schools with lower-paid, less experienced teachers get less state and local money than a non Title I school in the same district.