This report summarizes data for the Title I, Part A, Grants to Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) program. It provides participation data for 2000-2001 as well as comparisons to 1999-2000 and previous reporting years. Topics include: districts, schools, and students served, the range of instructional and support services provided, Title I staffing patterns, and schools' progress towards meeting performance standards. Student achievement information is reported separately in "State Education Indicators with a Focus on Title I, 2000-2001," a companion report. The tables shown in this report reflect data submitted by the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. State-by-state tables follow the text that amplify the participation data and offer readers a more detailed look at several aspects of the Title I program.

This series presents substantial results from around the globe in selected areas of educational research. The field of education is consistently on the top of priority lists of every country in the world, yet few educators are aware of the progress elsewhere. Many techniques, programs and methods are directly applicable across borders. This series attempts to shed light on successes wherever they may occur in the hope that many wheels need not be reinvented again and again.