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Elementary and Secondary Education Act
-EASA provided federal funding to states primarily for education programs fror disadvantaged students in order to support equity in education. -
Report "Reclaiming our Nation at Risk"
-The message of this report: Our supposedly world-class system of education was not keeping pace with the progress of other nations, and this threatened both our children’s opportunities and our collective (economic) future. -President George W. Bush called for significant reforms at the federal level, which led to the enactment of the No
Child Left Behind Act of 2001. This important law built on the foundation laid in the 1980s and 1990s by ensuring that states accepting the federal gov. -
Improving America's Schools Act and Goals 2000 Educate America Act
-Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994, which required state academic-content standards and tests,
-The Goals 2000: Educate America Act (1994), which provided federal funds to aid states in writing those content standards. -
EASA Reauthorization: "No Child Left Behind"
-Publication of these test results means that parents, taxpayers, educators, and policymakers have more information at their access, which has made possible a more informed national dialogue on education. This is a giant step forward from 1983, when the public knew comparatively little about student performance.
The purpose/goal of the legislation is the same; most funds are in Title 1 for education support for disadvantaged students.