Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

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The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal law that greatly expanded federal funding and support for public K–12 education, particularly for disadvantaged students.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
education law
administeredBy Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
United States Department of Education
amendedBy Education Amendments of 1967
Education Amendments of 1968
Education Amendments of 1974
Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981
Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015
Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
appliesTo local educational agencies
public elementary schools
public secondary schools
citation Public Law 89-10
containsProgram Title I
Title II
Title III
Title IV
Title V
Title VI
Title VII
country United States
dateSigned 1965-04-11
effectiveDate 1965-04-11
enactedBy 89th United States Congress
focusArea K–12 education
educational equity
public schools
fundingMechanism federal grants to states
formula grants to local educational agencies
historicalSignificance expanded the federal role in K–12 education
first major general federal aid-to-education program for elementary and secondary schools in the United States
linked federal education funding to efforts to address poverty and inequality
influencedBy War on Poverty
linked to: Great Society
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
language English
locationSigned Johnson City, Texas
notableComponent Title I, Part A
partOf Great Society legislation
linked to: Great Society
policyArea civil rights
education policy
presidentAtEnactment Lyndon B. Johnson
primaryPurpose to close achievement gaps between disadvantaged students and their peers
to improve educational opportunities for disadvantaged children
to provide federal funding for elementary and secondary education
prohibits use of federal funds for non-secular religious instruction
reauthorizedAs Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
relatedConcept Title I schools
federal education accountability
requires assessment and reporting of student achievement data
maintenance of effort by states and local educational agencies
state education plans
shortName ESEA
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson
statutesAtLargeCitation 79 Stat. 27
supersededInPartBy No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
targetPopulation English learners
disadvantaged students
low-income students
migrant students
title Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
TitleIPrimaryPurpose to provide financial assistance to local educational agencies with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families

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Great Society hasPart Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Johnson administration notablePolicy Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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Higher Education Act of 1965 relatedTo Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 title Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education implementsLaw Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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89th United States Congress passedAct Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
National Defense Education Act relatedTo Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
No Child Left Behind Act amends Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Education Amendments of 1972 amends Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building associatedWithProgram Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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Every Student Succeeds Act amends Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Title II partOf Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act partOf Elementary and Secondary Education Act
subject linked to: Title IV
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Title I, Part A partOf Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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Title I, Part A legalBasis Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 relatedTo Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Education Amendments of 1967 relatedTo Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 amends Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 reauthorizes Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Education Amendments of 1968 follows Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Education Amendments of 1968 amends Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Public Law 89-10 hasOfficialName Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Public Law 89-10 created Elementary and Secondary Education Act
linked to: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Agostini v. Felton relatedProgram Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
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Title IV, Part B 21st Century Community Learning Centers partOf Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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Title IV, Part B 21st Century Community Learning Centers partOf Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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Title VIII Impact Aid program legalBasis Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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Rural Education Achievement Program authorizedBy Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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Migrant Education Program partOf Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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School Improvement Grants legalBasis Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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Charter Schools Program legalBasis Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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Magnet Schools Assistance Program authorizedBy Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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Promise Neighborhoods program authorizedBy Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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Full-Service Community Schools program legalAuthority Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended
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Full-Service Community Schools program legalAuthority Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act
linked to: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
United States federal education laws includes Elementary and Secondary Education Act
linked to: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Goals 2000 initiative relatedTo Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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Public Law 107-110 amends Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Title II – Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals partOf Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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Title II – Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals legalBasis Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended
linked to: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965