Costello announces Southern Illinois school districts receive funds
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[SOUTHERN ILLINOIS - Congressman Jerry Costello (D-IL) announced today that several school districts in Southern Illinois have received Title I formula funds through the U.S. Department of Education. These funds provide financial assistance to school districts for services that improve the teaching and learning of children at risk of not meeting challenging academic standards, especially those children who reside in areas with high concentrations of children from low-income families. "This funding supports students in need to make sure they are receiving a quality education," said Costello. "A strong economy depends upon our ability to educate our children and maintain a productive workforce that is equipped to meet the challenges of the 21st Century."
District & Title I Allocation: Chester Community Unit School District 139 - $209,491; Coulterville Unit School District 1 - $108,711; Du Quoin Community Unit School District 300 -$403,410; Pinckneyville Community High School District 101 - $88,279; Pinckneyville School District 50 - $150,377 Prairie du Rocher Community Consolidated School District 134 - $17,550; Red Bud Community Unit School District 132 - $125,614; Sparta Community Unit School District 140 - $458,749; Steeleville Community Unit School District 138 - $73,367; Trico Community Unit School District 176 - $278,460; Akin Community Consolidated School District 91 - $27,501; Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 - $247,947; Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 - $138,027; Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 - $543,280; Benton Consolidated High School District 103 - $203,235; Cairo Community Unit School District 1 - $831,733; Carbondale Community High School District 165 - $421,983; Carbondale Elementary School District 95 - $930,311; Carterville Community Unit School District 5 - $518,746; Century Community Unit School District 100 - $161,135; Christopher Community Unit School District 99 - $328,563; Cobden School Unit District 17 - $190,794; Community Consolidated School District 204 - $34,460 Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3 - $75,458; DeSoto Consolidated School District 86 - $90,406; Dongola School Unit District 66 - $105,907; Egyptian Community Unit School District - $505,536; Elverado Community Unit School District 196 - $184,214; Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115 - $60,397; Frankfort Community Unit School District 168 - $677,210; Giant City Community Consolidated School District 130 - $44,465; Herrin Community Unit School District 4 - $868,646; Johnston City Community Unit School District 1 - $425,936; Jonesboro Community Consolidated School District 43 - $125,599; Lick Creek Community Consolidated School District 16 - $19,477; Marion Community Unit School District 2 - $1,250,211; Meridian Community Unit School District 101 - $567,469; Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 - $830,040; Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 - $219,348; Shawnee Community Unit School District 84 - $237,631; Tamaroa School District 5 - $27,756; Thompsonville Community Unit School District 174 - $89,273; Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140 - $225,150; and Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188 - $253,524.