Landmark Congressional Laws on Education
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Landmark Congressional Laws on Education

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Landmark Congressional Laws on Education

About this book

Why has the federal government played an ever-expanding role in our educational system? What controversial political and social issues led to the enactment of landmark education laws by the U.S. Congress? Have you considered the impact of some of the most important federal education laws--the G.I. Bill of Rights, college loan programs, funding of black colleges, school lunch programs, creation of Head Start, special education programs, bilingual education, and equal funding for girls' athletics? This unique reference work provides an explanation and discussion of each landmark law followed by the actual text of key passages of the law, which have been carefully edited for students. Nineteen landmark laws are covered, from the Land Ordinance of 1785, which set aside land in the western territories for the creation of schools, to Goals 2000: Educate America Act, Bill Clinton's ambitious agenda for student education by the year 2000. The entry on each landmark law consists of the following sections: a discussion of the intent and purpose of the legislation; a summary of the substance of the law, including an explanation of difficult-to-understand terms and concepts; an examination of the politics and legislative history of the act; a summary of the impact of the law; the actual text of key passages of the law. The laws are organized chronologically. An introductory overview of the federal government's role in education, followed by a detailed timeline of milestones in the history of U.S. education, places the topic in historical context.

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Information

Publisher
Greenwood
Year
2001
Print ISBN
9780313313356
eBook ISBN
9780313073755
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Criminology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Series Foreword
  3. Timeline of Milestones in U.S. Education
  4. Introduction
  5. 1. The Land Ordinance of 1785 (May 20, 1785)
  6. 2. The Northwest Ordinance (July 13, 1787)
  7. 3. The First Morrill Act (July 2, 1862)
  8. 4. The Freedmen's Bureau (March 3, 1865)
  9. 5. The Second Morrill Act (August 30, 1890)
  10. 6. The Smith-Hughes Act (February 23, 1917)
  11. 7. The Servicemen's Readjustment Act (June 22, 1944)
  12. 8. The National School Lunch Act (June 4, 1946)
  13. 9. The Impact Laws (September 23, 1950, and September 30,1950)
  14. 10. The National Defense Education Act (September 2, 1958)
  15. 11. The Economic Opportunity Act (August 20, 1964)
  16. 12. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (April 11,1965)
  17. 13. The Higher Education Act (November 8, 1965)
  18. 14. The Bilingual Education Act (January 2, 1968)
  19. 15. Title IX (June 23, 1972)
  20. 16. Education for All Handicapped Children Act (November 29, 1975)
  21. 17. Department of Education Organization Act (October 17,1979)
  22. 18. Goals 2000: Educate America Act (March 31, 1994)
  23. Bibliography
  24. Index