Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

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United States federal statute education law

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal law that greatly expanded federal funding and support for public K–12 education, particularly for disadvantaged students.

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Elementary and Secondary Education Act 18
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 canonical 18
Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended 1

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
education law ⓘ
administeredBy Office of Elementary and Secondary Education ⓘ
United States Department of Education ⓘ
amendedBy Education Amendments of 1967 ⓘ
Education Amendments of 1968 ⓘ
Education Amendments of 1974 ⓘ
Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 ⓘ
Every Student Succeeds Act ⓘ
surface form: Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015

Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 ⓘ
No Child Left Behind Act ⓘ
surface form: No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
appliesTo local educational agencies ⓘ
public elementary schools ⓘ
public secondary schools ⓘ
citation Public Law 89-10 ⓘ
containsProgram Title I ⓘ
Title II ⓘ
Title III ⓘ
Title IV ⓘ
Title V ⓘ
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
surface form: Title VI

Title VII ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dateSigned 1965-04-11 ⓘ
effectiveDate 1965-04-11 ⓘ
enactedBy 89th United States Congress ⓘ
focusArea K–12 education ⓘ
educational equity ⓘ
public schools ⓘ
fundingMechanism federal grants to states ⓘ
formula grants to local educational agencies ⓘ
historicalSignificance expanded the federal role in K–12 education ⓘ
first major general federal aid-to-education program for elementary and secondary schools in the United States ⓘ
linked federal education funding to efforts to address poverty and inequality ⓘ
influencedBy Great Society ⓘ
surface form: War on Poverty
jurisdiction United States government ⓘ
surface form: federal government of the United States
language English ⓘ
locationSigned Johnson City, Texas ⓘ
notableComponent Title I, Part A ⓘ
partOf Great Society ⓘ
surface form: Great Society legislation
policyArea civil rights ⓘ
education policy ⓘ
presidentAtEnactment Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
primaryPurpose to close achievement gaps between disadvantaged students and their peers ⓘ
to improve educational opportunities for disadvantaged children ⓘ
to provide federal funding for elementary and secondary education ⓘ
prohibits use of federal funds for non-secular religious instruction ⓘ
reauthorizedAs Every Student Succeeds Act ⓘ
surface form: Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015

No Child Left Behind Act ⓘ
surface form: No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
relatedConcept Title I, Part A – Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies ⓘ
surface form: Title I schools

federal education accountability ⓘ
requires assessment and reporting of student achievement data ⓘ
maintenance of effort by states and local educational agencies ⓘ
state education plans ⓘ
shortName Every Student Succeeds Act ⓘ
surface form: ESEA
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 79 Stat. 27 ⓘ
supersededInPartBy No Child Left Behind Act ⓘ
surface form: No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
targetPopulation English learners ⓘ
disadvantaged students ⓘ
low-income students ⓘ
migrant students ⓘ
title Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 self-link ⓘ
TitleIPrimaryPurpose to provide financial assistance to local educational agencies with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families ⓘ

Referenced by (41)

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Great Society → hasPart → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Johnson administration → notablePolicy → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Title I, Part A – Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies → authorizedBy → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Higher Education Act of 1965 → relatedTo → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 → title → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 self-link ⓘ
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education → implementsLaw → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
89th United States Congress → passedAct → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
National Defense Education Act → relatedTo → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
No Child Left Behind Act → amends → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Education Amendments of 1972 → amends → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building → associatedWithProgram → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Every Student Succeeds Act → amends → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Title II → partOf → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Title IV → partOf → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
subject surface form: Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
this entity surface form: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Title I, Part A → partOf → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Title I, Part A → legalBasis → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 → relatedTo → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Education Amendments of 1967 → relatedTo → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 → amends → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 → reauthorizes → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Education Amendments of 1968 → follows → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Education Amendments of 1968 → amends → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Public Law 89-10 → hasOfficialName → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Public Law 89-10 → created → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Agostini v. Felton → relatedProgram → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Title IV, Part B 21st Century Community Learning Centers → partOf → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Title IV, Part B 21st Century Community Learning Centers → partOf → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Title VIII Impact Aid program → legalBasis → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Rural Education Achievement Program → authorizedBy → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Migrant Education Program → partOf → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
School Improvement Grants (historically) → legalBasis → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
subject surface form: School Improvement Grants
this entity surface form: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Charter Schools Program → legalBasis → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Magnet Schools Assistance Program → authorizedBy → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Promise Neighborhoods program → authorizedBy → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Full-Service Community Schools program → legalAuthority → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended
Full-Service Community Schools program → legalAuthority → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act
United States federal education laws → includes → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Goals 2000 initiative → relatedTo → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Public Law 107-110 → amends → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Title II – Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals → partOf → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Title II – Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals → legalBasis → Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended