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Morrill Act
Morrill Act of 1862 was created because of the lack of food. Morril created an act to help people further their careers with agriculture and land funding. Morrill’s Act failed because of racial discrimination with admission into the land-grant colleges in the south. This led to the second Morrill Act of 1890, which supported land-grant colleges, including 17 African American colleges and 30 American Indian colleges.timecoast -
National Defense Education Act
The National Defense Education Act of 1958 established federal funding of higher education. It made substantial funds available for low-cost student loans, boosting the attendance of public and private colleges and universities. Although aimed primarily at education in science, mathematics, and foreign languages, the act also helped expand college libraries and other services for all students. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended segregation, which protects people from discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance. The civil rights laws represent a national commitment to end discrimination in education. -
Child Nutrition Act
The Child Nutrition Act, first signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966, expanded the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act of 1946 and authorized all federal school meal and child nutrition programs. The Act provides funding to ensure low-income children have access to healthy foods.
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Equal Educational Opportunities Act
The Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 prohibits deliberate segregation based on race, color, and national origin.
In 1974 Lau v. Nichols, students unable to speak English fluently were denied additional education, resulting in renewed interest in Nixon's 1972 proposals. This led to the official passage of the act on August 21, 1974. -
Student Financial Assistance Act
Student Financial Assistance Technical Amendments Act of 1982 Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965, which was First passed in 1965 to ensure that every individual has access to affordable higher education. This gave them financial aid. The student financial assistance set a limit on the maximum Pell Grant a student may receive for the academic year to 50 percent of the cost of attendance. -
Education of the Handicapped Act
The Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986 mandated special education services for pre-schoolers with disabilities and provided funding for infant and toddler programs. Congress again reauthorized IDEA in 2004; it increased state and local accountability and set new requirements for students with specific learning disabilities. -
Homeless Assistance Act
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act is a federal law created to support the enrollment and education of homeless students. The McKinney-Vento was created to provide homeless students the same educational opportunities as housed students by removing as many barriers to learning for homeless students as possible. -
Prevention and Basic Skills Improvement Act
The act created program plans to increase middle and high school completion rates, ensuring that graduation requirements will not be lowered. For schools to be given grants, they had to create a model education system. Schools provided inner-city, low-income youths with a thorough education, skills, support services, and enrichment to ensure graduation from secondary school and transition to postsecondary education and/or employment. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
The IDEA, once known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, has required states to provide all children with disabilities, ages three through twenty-one, with the right to free appropriate public education. The IDEA ensures that all children with an identified disability receive special education and related services to address their individual needs. Ensures that children with disabilities be prepared for employment and independent living.