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President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Elementary and Secondary Act into law
President Johnson signed the Elementary and Secondary Act [ESEA] (PL 89-10) at the former Junction Elementary School in Stonewall, Texas. This was the first general aid-to-education program ever adopted by Congress and it provided programs to help educate disadvantaged children in city slums and rural areas. (ESEA was technically an amendment to a 1950 “impacted area” act and was amended in 1965, ‘66, ‘67, and ‘70.) -
No Child Left Behind Act signed into law
This image shows the actual signing of the No Child Left Behind Act into law in the state of Ohio on January 8 , 2002. -
Chart Showing Allocation of School Funding for 2002-2003 School Year
How Fund Allocation Was Determined Initially for The No Child Left Behind ActThis link shows how the No Child Left Behind Act allocated funding to help disadvantaged students back in the school year of 2002-2003. -
The Impact of No Child Left Behind
This image shows the faults of The No Child Left Behind Act. The schools who have poor state test performance do not necessarily reflect the entire state's testing performance. -
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
Secretary of Education Arne DuncanSecretary of Education Arne Duncan eating lunch with students in a school. Duncan will soon be revamping and renaming The No Child Left Behind Act. -
President Obama Is Trying to Make The No Child Left Behind Act Better
Read All About the Flaws of the NCLB ActThis image shows President Obama analyzing the No Child Left Behind Act. Read the attached link to determine all of the areas where No Child Left Behind needs "fixed." -
President Obama and Secretary of Education Duncan Announce Changes to NCLB
President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne DuncanPresident Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan discuss education reforms, which will give the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (also known as NCLB) more flexibility in ten states. Read link to find out more regarding this important decision.