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ESEA 1965
The Elementary & Secondary Education Act (1965) is signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson to provide funding to schools which educate low income families as a means to combat poverty. -
Bilingual Education Act
ESEA was expanded in 1968 to provide resources and assistance to migrant students in the United States. -
Schoolwide Title I
In 1978, President Jimmy Carter reauthorizes ESEA by stating that schools with at least 75% in poverty are eligble for schoolwide assistance, not only the low income students. -
Accountability
Schools are now held accountable for student success. The law expands student testing to evaluate the effectiveness of ESEA. Schools that were not performing were made to implement improvement plans -
Standards
President Bill Clinton implements Improving America's Schools Act, which is a renewal of ESEA. This amended legislation calls for schools to develop standards that directly aligned to standardized tests. -
No Child Left Behind
President George W. Bush signs this legislation that drastically expanded the requirements for testing under ESEA. Testing is now required in the contents of reading and math for all students in grades 3-8 and teachers must be considered "highly qualified". -
Federal Waivers
In 2011, President Obama offers waivers to states that may not have met the demanding requirements of NLCB. Many states took advantage of these waivers -
Every Student Succeeds Act (2015)
President Barack
Obama signs the Every
Student Succeeds Act
as a reauthorization of
ESEA. Continues to provide more access and equity to disadvantaged students.