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'''School Improvement Grants''' ('''SIGs''') are grants awarded by the [[U.S. Department of Education]] to [[State education agency|state education agencies]] (SEAs) under Section 1003(g) of the [[Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965]] (aka ESEA, reauthorized by the [[No Child Left Behind Act]] (NCLB) in 2002). The SEAs, in turn, award subgrants to local educational agencies (LEA’s, also known as [[school district]]s) for the purpose of supporting focused [[school improvement]] efforts.<ref>U.S. Department of Education (2010). Guidance on School Improvement Grants Under Section 1003(g) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Washington, DC. Author. The final requirements for the SIG program, set forth in 74 FR 65618 (December. 10, 2009), and amended by the interim final requirements, set forth in 75 FR (January. 21, 2010) (final requirements), implement both the requirements of section 1003(g) of the ESEA and the flexibilities for the SIG program provided through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010.</ref> In 2009, the [[Barack Obama|Obama administration]], and specifically [[Arne Duncan|U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan]], challenged the education community to make the lowest-achieving schools its highest priority.<ref>Duncan A. (2009). ''Turning Around the Bottom Five Percent: Secretary Arne Duncan's Remarks at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Conference''. Retrieved from: http://www2.ed.gov/news/speeches/2009/06/06222009.html</ref> | '''School Improvement Grants''' ('''SIGs''') are grants awarded by the [[U.S. Department of Education]] to [[State education agency|state education agencies]] (SEAs) under Section 1003(g) of the [[Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965]] (aka ESEA, reauthorized by the [[No Child Left Behind Act]] (NCLB) in 2002). The SEAs, in turn, award subgrants to local educational agencies (LEA’s, also known as [[school district]]s) for the purpose of supporting focused [[school improvement]] efforts.<ref>U.S. Department of Education (2010). Guidance on School Improvement Grants Under Section 1003(g) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Washington, DC. Author. The final requirements for the SIG program, set forth in 74 FR 65618 (December. 10, 2009), and amended by the interim final requirements, set forth in 75 FR (January. 21, 2010) (final requirements), implement both the requirements of section 1003(g) of the ESEA and the flexibilities for the SIG program provided through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010.</ref> In 2009, the [[Barack Obama|Obama administration]], and specifically [[Arne Duncan|U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan]], challenged the education community to make the lowest-achieving schools its highest priority.<ref>Duncan A. (2009). ''Turning Around the Bottom Five Percent: Secretary Arne Duncan's Remarks at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Conference''. Retrieved from: http://www2.ed.gov/news/speeches/2009/06/06222009.html</ref> | ||