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National Defense Education Act
The National Defense Education Act (NDEA), was signed into law on September 2, 1958. It provided the funding to promote technology, and improve the American school system. The goal of NDEA, was to meet the Unites States standards, of being able to compete with the Soviet Union, in the areas of technology and science. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act, was signed into law on July 2, 1964. This legislation, outlawed the practice of discrimination based on race, religion and gender. Pertaining to education, it ended the practice of segregation in American schools. -
Economic Opportunity Act
The Economic Opportunity Act (EOA), was signed into law on August 20, 1964. The Economic Opportunity Act was a part of the Johnson administration's, "War on Poverty." Because of the act, the preschool program Head Start, became available to low-income families. This act also included many other anti-poverty initiatives, benefiting both children and adults. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), was signed into law on April 9, 1965. It is the Unites States, national education law, committed to equal opportunity for all students. The goal of the law, was to provide educational equality for students, from low-income families through federal funding to impoverished school districts. -
Title IX of the Education Amendments
The Title IX of the Education Amendments, was signed into law on June 23, 1972. This is an amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In addition to ending discrimination based on religion, gender or race in the work place, this amendment expanded the law to schools and most specifically, school athletic programs, disallowing the exclusion from federally financed programs, based on gender. -
Education of All Handicapped Children Act
The Education of All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA), was signed into law on November 29, 1975. This act required that equal access be provided to all children, with a physical or mental disability, from schools that were receiving federal funding. It also required the evaluation and creation of educational plans, that would be as similar as possible, to the students educational plans, without disabilities. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was signed into law on October 30, 1990. IDEA is an amendment to EAHCA, the Education of All Handicapped Children Act . Not only does it require equal educational opportunities for all students, but it also expanded on that, by adding additional requirements for procedural safeguards, transitional services, discipline and confidentiality of information. -
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), was signed into law on January 8, 2002. It prescribed new requirements, on state testing for the subjects of math and reading. Schools are required to have students at a certain proficiency level, that is conducted through AYP or adequate yearly progress. If the required AYP, is not made for two or more years in a row, sanctions against the school can be put into place.
