. "Appendix D: Defense and Other Domestic Spending: Program Options." Choosing the Nation's Fiscal Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2010.
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impact aid: provides money to school districts that are financially burdened by the presence of tracts of land that do not pay property taxes (such as military bases or Indian lands)
education for the disadvantaged: allocates funds for local programs that provide extra academic support to help raise the achievement of eligible students in high-poverty schools or, in the case of school-wide programs, help all students in high-poverty schools to meet challenging state academic standards
school improvement programs: includes funds for improving teacher quality, developing and implementing state assessments, rural education, and other activities
innovation and improvement: funds charter school grants and magnet school assistance, the teaching of American history, teacher incentives, and other activities
