His thumbprint is on nearly each major piece of education legislation--from the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act to the Higher Education Act--passed or reauthorized during the years when Democrats controlled Capitol Hill.
LBJ and Congress had another busy year: the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Head Start program, a Medicare bill ...
HURRAH FOR NEA and other partner organizations getting together to change the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (President's Viewpoint, October).
The seven-page document declares that schools with policies preventing "constitutionally protected prayer in public schools" run the risk of losing funding received under the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The guidelines review Supreme Court decisions relating to religion and schools and discuss the First Amendment's ban on government-sponsored religious activity.
He noted that secondary schools are being neglected in the reauthorization of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1958, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (H.R.
Such a broad recognition of the arts has never before been included in the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Also known as the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Authorization Bill, a major component of the measure is to increase funds to schools for technology.
The House version of the education bill -- a reauthorization of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act -- passed earlier this year and does not contain the language of the Santorum amendment.
In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson established Title I of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act as part of his Great Society program.
In a June 1 letter to Senate leadership, APHA joined other health organizations to call for health education being added as a core subject in the Every Child Achieves Act, or any legislation that would reauthorize or restructure the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
In September 2011 President Barack Obama announced that his administration would waive certain
Elementary and Secondary Education Act requirements in exchange for reforms proposed by states in four principle areas: (1) Meeting college- and career-ready expectations for all students; (2) Creating state-developed differentiated recognition, accountability, and support; (3) Supporting effective leadership and instruction; and (4) Reducing duplication and unnecessary burden.
The
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/index.html