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Second Morrill Act
This Act gave the Office of Education "responsibility for administering support for the original system of land-grant colleges and universities". -
Smith-Hughes Act
This act focused on agricultural, industrial, and home economics training for high school students. -
The Lanham Act
This Act made payments to school districts affected by the presence of military and other Federal installations. -
National Defense Education Act
In order to compete with the Soviet Union, this act gave loans to college students for the improvement of science, mathematics, and foreign language instruction in elementary and secondary schools. -
Civil Rights Act
A legislation in the United States that outlawed discrimination based on differences such as race, color, religion, sex or national origin. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
This act launched a comprehensive set of programs to aid disadvantaged children to address the problems of poor urban and rural areas. -
Higher Education Act
This act authorized assistance for post-secondary education, including financial aid programs for college students who needed it. -
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
The main focus of this law is to protect student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive federal funding. It gives parents certain rights to their children's education records until they turn 18. -
No Child Left Behind Act
The major focus of No Child Left Behind is to help close student achievement gaps by providing all children with a fair, equal and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education. The U.S. Department of Education emphasizes four pillars within the bill: accountability, flexibility, research based education and parent options. -
The Americans with Disabilities Act
This act prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodation, communications, and governmental activities.