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The ESEA at 40

April 12, 2005 1 min read
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The Elementary and Secondary Education Act has seen plenty of changes over the past 40 years. Some highlights:

President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, ushering in a major expansion of the federal role in schools. The centerpiece of the new law is the Title I program for disadvantaged students.

SOURCE: Education Week

38 nclb targeted: Connecticut pledges first state legal challenge to the federal education law. HIGH HOPES R.I. Rejects Emphasis on Tests as Graduation Requirement

I’ve never trusted state assessments to be used as gates and measures en masse.”
I don’t think we’ve ever seen such an outpouring of love from young people for a pope.”

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