what is a title i school 
in the context of the higher education act a title 1 school is a post secondary institution of higher learning that has been approved to receive direct federal assistance to enhance its library or strengthen its programs or is approved to accept students whose tuition is subsidized by the hea it should not be confused with title 1 of the elementary and secondary education act that title 1 is a federal program that supplements state and local funding for public schools in economically disadvantaged areas of the u s 18the bottom linetoday s students were not born or even thought of when the higher education act was first passed in 1965 but its core concept making a college education accessible to americans of modest means has stood the test of time and served generations of american students correction aug 11 2023 a previous version of this article incorrectly stated that title ii of the higher education act allocates money to enhance library collections title ii actually authorizes grants for the purpose of recruiting educating and training teachers 