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Education Policy History
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The National Defense Education Act (NDEA)
(Public Law 84-911) Provided funding to United States education institutions. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
(Public Law 88-352) Authorized the Commissioner of Education to arrange for support for institutions of higher education and school districts to provide in-service programs for assisting instructional staff in dealing with problems caused by desegregation. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
(Public Law 89-10) Funds primary and secondary education, while explicitly forbidding the establishment of a national curriculum. It also emphasizes equal access to education and establishes high standards and accountability. In addition, the bill aims to shorten the achievement gaps between students by providing each child with fair and equal opportunities to achieve an exceptional education. -
The Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1968
Modified existing programs, authorized support of regional centers for education of handicapped children, model centers and services for deaf and blind children, recruitment of personnel and dissemination of information on education of the handicapped; technical assistance in education to rural areas; support of dropout prevention projects; and support of bilingual education programs. This set of amendments also changed the ESEA of 1967 Title VI to Title VII. -
The important Education Amendments of 1972
(Public Law 92-318) established the Education Division in the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and the National Institute of Education; general aid for institutions of higher education. It amended existing U.S. Department of Education programs in order to increase their effectiveness and better meet special needs. This legislation made illegal sex bias in admission to vocational, professional, and graduate schools, and public institutions of undergraduate higher education. -
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act
(Public Law 94-142) Ensured that all handicapped children have a free education designed to meet their special needs. -
The Education Amendments of 1978
(Public Law 95-561) Established a comprehensive basic skills program aimed at improving student achievement. The law was introduced as H.R. 15 by CBC Member Representative Shirley Chisholm. -
The Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981
(Part of Public Law 97-35) Consolidated 42 programs into seven programs to be funded under the elementary and secondary block grant authority. -
The Handicapped Children’s Protection Act of 1986
(Public Law 99-372) Allowed parents of handicapped children to collect attorneys’ fees in cases brought under the Education of the Handicapped Act and provided that the Education of the Handicapped Act does not preempt existing legislation such as the Rehabilitation Act. -
The Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988
(Public Law 100-50) Reauthorized through 1993 major elementary and secondary education programs including: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Bilingual Education, Math-Science Education, Magnet Schools, Impact Aid, Indian Education, Adult Education, and other smaller education programs. -
The Child Development and Education Act of 1989
(Public Law 101-239) Authorized appropriations to expand Head Start Programs and programs carried out under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include child care services. This law was introduced as H.R. 3 by CBC Founder Representative Augustus Hawkins. -
The National Commission on Time and Learning, Extension
(Public Law 102–359) Amending the National Education Commission on Time and Learning Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for such Commission. It also amended the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise provisions for (1) a specified civic education program; and (2) school wide projects for educationally disadvantaged children, and provided for additional Assistant Secretaries of Education. -
The Improving America's Schools Act (IASA) of 1994
(Public Law 103-382) It included provisions or reforms for: The Title 1 program, providing extra help to disadvantaged students and holding schools accountable for their results at the same level as other students; charter schools; Safe and Drug-free schools; Eisenhower Professional Development; Major increases in bilingual and immigrant education funding; Impact aid; and Education technology and other programs. It reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. -
The Charter School Expansion Act
(Public Law 105-278) Amended the Charter School Program, enacted in 1994 as Title X, Part C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. -
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2001
(Public Law 106-554) Created a new program of assistance for school repair and renovation, and amended the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize credit enhancement initiatives to help charter schools obtain, construct, or repair facilities; reauthorized the Even Start program; and enacted the ‘‘Children’s Internet Protection Act.’’ -
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
(Public Law 107-110) Was signed into law in 2002. The Act requires states to develop assessments in basic skills to be given to all students in certain grades, if those states are to receive federal funding for schools. The Act does not assert a national achievement standard; standards are set by each individual state. -
Revision of the ESEA
The Obama administration released its blueprint for revising the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
