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No Child Left Behind
The NCLB was a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which included Title I. NCLB expanded the federal role in public education through further emphasis on annual testing, annual academic progress, report cards, and teacher qualifications, as well as significant changes in funding. -
Higher Education Reauthorization Act
The Higher Education Act is a reauthorization expanding access to higher education for low and middle income student. -
The Individuals with Disabilities Improvement Act (IDEA 2004)
This was a reauthorization and includes modifications in the IEP process and procedural safeguards, increased authority for school personnel in special education placement decisions, and alignment of IDEA with the No Child Left Behind Act. The 2004 reauthorization also requires school districts to use the Response to Intervention (RTI) approach as a means for the early identification of students at risk for specific learning disabilities. -
Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act
President George W. Bush signed into law the reauthorization of the Act of 1998. The new law includes three major areas of revision: 1) Using the term "career and technical education" instead of "vocational education"
2) Maintaining the Tech Prep program as a separate federal funding stream within the legislation
3) Maintaining state administrative funding at 5 percent of a state’s allocation -
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Also known as the Stimulus or The Recovery Act, was a stimulus package enacted by the 111th United States Congress in February 2009 and signed into law on February 17, 2009, by President Barack Obama. To respond to the Great Recession, the primary objective for ARRA was to save and create jobs almost immediately. Secondary objectives were to provide temporary relief programs for those most affected by the recession and invest in infrastructure, education, health, and renewable energy. -
Common Core State Standards Initiative
Educational implications focus of depth versus breadth. Common Core aims to have fewer topics but allowing students to think more deeply. Common Core proponents hope to foster real-world problem-solving skills.
