Which statement best describes the MOE requirement?

• A. It requires local education agencies to maintain fiscal effort for general and special education
• B. It funds capital improvements for existing schools
• C. It provides summer school funding
• D. It approves local educational agencies

Answer: (A)

The MOE requirement focuses on maintaining the level of spending in education from year to year. It means local education agencies must keep their fiscal effort in general education and special education at least at the baseline level from the previous year (often calculated as local and/or total expenditures for these areas, sometimes per pupil). This rule helps ensure that federal funds supplement rather than replace existing investments in education. The other options describe activities that MOE does not govern—funding capital improvements, providing summer school funds, or approving LEAs.