For fiscal year 1969 the number of institutions has increased to 750 serving 95.836 children. Unless the maximum allocation of $25.984.500. an increase of $1.237.500 is made available. the amount available during 1968 must be distributed among all eligible institutions and a greater number of children. thus diluting present programs. The education of migrant children is almost entirely dependent on Federal support since no school district assumes responsibility for children who are continuously on the move with their migrant parents. The legislation authorizes the use of the State or national average per pupil expenditure beginning in fiscal year 1969. which increases the maximum authorization by $4.296.600 over 1968 when the formula authorized the use of the national average only. Holding the appropriation to the 1968 level thus penalizes those States whose per pupil expenditure is above the national average. The migrant program has been extremely successful in bringing to schools and keeping in school many children who would otherwise have been in the fields. It has made school officials aware of their responsibilities in this area and has made it possible to provide special programs for these children without diluting the school program for resident children. The legislation also authorizes the use in 1969 of the State or national per pupil expenditure in determining the allocation for neglected and delinquent children in institutions.