Missoula district stretched thin helping schools most in need

Three Missoula elementary schools have lost their Title I designation this year, which would be somewhat good news in healthy economic times.

But these most definitely are not healthy economic times.

Losing Title I funds does not mean there are fewer children in poverty in Missoula. In fact, there are more.

So the ever-expanding population of Missoula children on the free-and-reduced lunch program, which is the yardstick for determining Title I designation, has forced the Missoula County Public Schools district to steer its $3 million Title I budget to schools most in need.

By JAMIE KELLY of the Missoulian

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