Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Passed as part of Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty," the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was the most ambitious education acts passed in US education policy history. The ESEA focused on funding for primary and secondary education, as well as equal access, high standards, and accountability.[1 ][2 ]The act was designed to alleviate achievement gaps and provide schools with funding for professional development, materials, resources, and support.[3 ]

Title I
The 1965 amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, was intended was to improve the academic achievement of the disadvantaged. Title I is also referred to as "Education for the Disadvantaged–Grants to Local Educational Agencies". [4] More

Title II
Title II is an amendment to the original 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The purpose of this amendment is to provide to local educational agencies to help fill the needs of low-income, disadvantaged students. More.

Flexibility and Accountability
Title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 was originally created as an amendment that stated the reasoning behind education reform efforts between state education systems and local education systems. This section has been changed and is now stating that the government should support education reforms that go hand in hand with education reforms of the state. Its main purpose is to promote informed parental choices and innovative programs, and to strengthens the state departments of education. More

Title VII
A 1967 amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title VII (eventually updated to Title VIII) introduced bilingual education requirements to American public schools, primarily to aid Spanish-speaking students. It was championed by Texas Democrat Ralph Yarborough and is now known as Title III Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students. More