eligible local educational agency
Defined in 4 places of the United States Code.
In this section, the term “eligible local educational agency” means a high-need local educational agency (as defined in section 9812(3) of this title) serving 1 or more schools—
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- 2007–present20 U.S.C. § 9851Education · Math Now for elementary school and middle school students program · in this section
In this section the term “eligible local educational agency” means—
(A) in the case of a local educational agency receiving assistance made available under paragraph (1), a local educational agency in which 20 percent of the students served by the local educational agency are from families with incomes below the poverty line; and
(B) in the case of a local educational agency receiving assistance from State allocations made available under paragraph (2), a local educational agency in which—
(i) 15 percent of the students who are served by the local educational agency are from such families; or
(ii) the percentage of students from such families who are served by the local educational agency is greater than the statewide percentage of children from such families.
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- 2001–present20 U.S.C. § 6383Education · Improving literacy through school libraries · in this section
The term "eligible local educational agency" means a local educational agency that—
(A) is among the local educational agencies in the State with the highest numbers or percentages of students in kindergarten through grade 3 reading below grade level, based on the most currently available data; and
(B) has—
(i) jurisdiction over a geographic area that includes an area designated as an empowerment zone, or an enterprise community, under part I of subchapter U of chapter 1 of title 26;
(ii) jurisdiction over a significant number or percentage of schools that are identified for school improvement under section 6316(b) of this title; or
(iii) the highest numbers or percentages of children who are counted under section 6333(c) of this title, in comparison to other local educational agencies in the State.
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- 2001–present20 U.S.C. § 6368Education · Definitions · in this subpart
The term “eligible local educational agency” means a local educational agency that is eligible to receive funds, and that is receiving funds, under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.).
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- 2007–present20 U.S.C. § 9853Education · Math skills for secondary school students · in this section