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The nation's first charter school opens in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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"It reauthorizes the ESEA of 1965 and includes reforms for Title 1; increased funding for bilingual and immigrant education; and provisions for public charter schools, drop-out prevention, and educational technology" (Sass, 2019).
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"to offer universal preschool to all four year olds whose parents choose to enroll them" (Sass, 2019). This is important and changes education because New York follows the same lead just a few years later.
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Signed into law by President Bill Clinton, "it prohibits states from offering higher education benefit based on residency within a state (in-state tuition) to undocumented immigrants unless the benefit is available to any U.S. citizen or national" (Sass, 2019).
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Signed into law by President George W. Bush, NCLB "reauthorizes the ESEA of 1965 and replaces the Bilingual Education Act of 1968, mandates high-stakes student testing, holds schools accountable for student achievement levels, and provides penalties for schools that do not make adequate yearly progress toward meeting the goals of NCLB" (Sass, 2019).
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It is "amended and reauthorized, expanding access to higher education for low and middle income students, providing additional funds for graduate studies, and increasing accountability" (Sass, 2019).
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to "require public schools to check the immigration status of students. Though the law does not require schools to prohibit the enrollment nor report the names of undocumented children, opponents nevertheless contend it is unconstitutional based on the Plyler v. Doe ruling" (Sass, 2019).
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The US Senate votes to approve the ESSA and "President Obama signs it into law on December 10. This latest version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) replaces No Child Left Behind and allows more state control in judging school quality" (Sass, 2019).