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Provided federal funding for low-income students. Resulted in Title I and bilingual education in many public schools.
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Requires that children being tested for special education programs be tested in their native language.
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Prohibits discrimination based on sex in any and all aspects of education.
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Prohibits discrimination and requires schools to put forth an effort to overcome barriers (language, etc.) to give all students equal learning opportunities.
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Overturns law denying access to public education from undocumented children (under the 14th amendment). Also states that tuition may not be charged for such students.
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Teachers are sent to underprivileged schools through a national service corp. program.
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Requires common curriculum and statewide testing in order to ensure that all students are being taught equally.
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Increased funding for bilingual and immigrant education along with dropout prevention programs.
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Tuition-free preschool to ensure that all children have access to quality early childhood education.
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Holds schools accountable for all students' success and penalizes those that do not make progress towards reaching these goals.
