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ActionSA will use its upcoming policy conference to draft an alternative to the government’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) policies, which the party claims have failed to curb inequality, poverty, and unemployment.

Congress should (1) reform Title I of No Child Left Behind to return to the original student-centered goal of compensatory education; (2) streamline the funding formula to use a simpleper-pupil allocation to improve transparency; and (3) allow statesto implement simplified student-centered funding that provides aidmore directly to students, thereby allowing greater portability andschool choice.

At the federal, state, and local level, policymakers and education-reform advocates have been striving to improve educational options and outcomes for all children, focusing in particular on improving outcomes for children from disadvantaged families. This effort is not new, nor is the sense that K–12 education is falling short, particularly for those children who need education options the most. In fact, President Lyndon B.