Sumter trustees against proposal to cut elementary schools from Title I funding

District faces $600,000 cut in federal funds and additional Sumter schools qualifying based on poverty percentage

BY BRUCE MILLS
bruce@theitem.com
Posted 2/5/25

Sumter School District faces a cut in Title I funding for high-poverty schools and likely more schools soon that must be served, but some trustees are against removing money from elementary schools falling just below the poverty threshold.

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