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schools   ★  \nBush Announces School Summit, Promotes Pell Grants for Kids  \nInPrhiesfindenlSBtateushtofoltdheCoUnngion address andrshse, nation that faith-based schools “are disappearing at an alarming rate in many of America’s inner cities” and said he would“convene a White House summit aimed at strengthening these lifelines of learning.”  \nHe then asked Congress to support anew “Pell Grants for Kids” initiative “to open the doors of these schools to more children.” The program would provide funds to allow low-income students in poor-performing public schools to attend religious or independent schools, or public schools in another district. “We have seen how Pell Grants help low-income college students realize their full potential,”said the president. “Now let’s apply that same spirit to help liberate poor children trapped in failing public schools.”  \nSummit  \nThe summit on inner-city children and faith-based schools will be held in Washington sometime this spring. A White House briefing paper on the summit said urban religious schools, which “have helped to educate generations oflowincome students,” are closing at high rates with unfortunate consequences for children.“From 1996 to 2004, nearly 1,400 urban inner-city faith-based schools closed, displacing 355,000 students into other institutions.” Calling these schools “critically important educational alternatives for underserved students,” the paper said the summit “will help increase awareness of the challenges faced by low-income students in the inner cities” and will address the role of faith-based schools “in meeting the needs of low-income inner-city students.”  \nThe briefing document went on to explain that the summit will “bring together national, state, and local leaders in education, policymaking, research, philanthropy, business, and community development to:  \ndraw greater attention to the lack of highquality educational alternatives available to low-income urban students; highlight the impact non-public schools, including faith-based schools, have had in the education of youth in America’s inner cities;  \nPresident George W. Bush delivers the State of the Union address at the U. S. Capitol.(White House photo by David Bohrer)  \nincrease awareness of the challenges facing these schools; and identify innovative solutions to the challenges facing these schools so they can continue serving their communities.”  \nPell Grants  \nThe popular and successful college Pell Grant program provides financial assistance to help low-income students attend the school of their choice, whether public or private, secular or religious. Students can use the grants at Yale University, Yeshiva University, or Youngstown State. Modeled loosely after the college program,“Pell Grants for Kids” would provide families  \nof low-income students in certain public schools similar assistance and maneuverability in selecting schools at the elementary and secondary levels. As the White House briefing paper put it,“The same choice, flexibility, and support now available to students seeking a quality college education should be offered to low-income families with children in chronically lowperforming schools.”  \nThe program would be capped at $300 million and would be limited to certain locations and schools. Funds would be distributed initially through competitive grants to willing states, cities, school districts, or nonprofit organizations. Awardees would then make the Pell Grants available to low-income students enrolled in either a public elementary school that has not made adequate yearly progress for at least five years under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) or a secondary school with a graduation rate under 60 percent. Student grants would be bolstered by whatever funds the student generated through Title I of NCLB and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) . 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