The Elementary and Secondary Education Act, signed by President Lyndon Johnson on 11 April 1965 as part of the War on Poverty, established the first major sustained federal role in American K-12 school funding. Its centerpiece, Title I, directs federal money to schools serving low-income students; other titles funded library resources, supplementary education centers, research and state education agencies. It remains in force today through successive reauthorizations, most recently the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015.
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Key ProvisionEstablished Title I federal funding directed at schools serving low-income children, the first major sustained federal financial role in American public schooling. 1 Enacted / Adopted Year Cross-Tradition Connections
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ESSA is the current reauthorization of ESEA.
NCLB is a reauthorization of ESEA, not a separate statute.
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the act provides federal funding to primary and secondary education, with funds authorized for professional development, instructional materials, resources to support educational programs, and parental involvement promotion.
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Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11, 1965.
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Title I ("Title One"), which is a provision of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act passed in 1965, is a program created by the U.S. Department of Education to distribute funding to schools and school districts with a high percentage of students from low-income families.
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The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
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The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was passed by the 89th United States Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11, 1965.
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The No Child Left Behind Act was billed as a successor to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which had been signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965.
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This bipartisan measure reauthorizes the 50-year-old Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
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