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Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
ESEA provide federal funding for education programs for disadvantaged students. This act was justified on the basis of equity legislation and the "spending clause" of the Constitution. -
"Reclaming our Nation at Risk"
The belief that our education system was not keeping pace with other programs of other nations which threatened children's oppotunities. ...“that schools, colleges, and universities adopt more rigorousand measurable standards, and higher expectations, for academic performance … and that 4-year collegesand universities raise their requirements for admission.” -
Improving America's Schools Act and Goals 2000
This act required state to have academic-content standards and tests, and it provided federal funds to help with writing those content standards. -
ESEA Reauthorization: "No Childe Left Behind"
The major change from ESEA 1983 is that the states that accepted the federal government’s targeted investment agree to measure and report on results in terms of standards and accountability. The goal of the legislation is the same. About 10% of public education costs are now funded by the federal government, primarily via NCLB. -
ESEA Fails to be Reauthorized
Continuing resolution passed instead of the reauthorization of ESEA