The Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act was written by the Congress and signed into law by Lyndon Johnson in 1965. The law is over 50 years old and had been amended and reauthorized several times.
Sections of the Original Bill
- Title I—Financial Assistance To Local Educational Agencies For The Education Of Children Of Low-Income Families
- Title II—School Library Resources, Textbooks, and other Instructional Materials
- Title III—Supplementary Educational Centers and Services
- Title IV—Educational Research And Training
- Title V—Grants To Strengthen State Departments Of Education
- Title VI—General Provisions
New Titles Added as Amendments
- Title VI – Aid to Handicapped Children (1965 title VI becomes Title VII)
- Title VII – Bilingual Education Programs (1966 title VII becomes Title VIII)
Notable Reauthorizations
- Clinton's Improving America's Schools Act of 1994
- Bush's No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
- Obama's Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015