Learn about laws and policies impacting students in preschool through grade 12 and discover how ED works to implement these laws in schools throughout the country.
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was signed into law in 1965 by President Lyndon Baines Johnson.
Title I of the ESEA supplements State and local funding for low-achieving children, especially in high-poverty schools.
Read assessment letters, requests to amend accountability letters, and other correspondence between ED and State education leaders.
This 2002 update of the ESSA scaled up the Federal role in holding schools accountable for student outcomes.
The U.S. Department of Education has invited each State education agency (SEA) to request flexibility regarding specific requirements of the ESEA.
Adresses the changes that the Every Student Succeeds Act made to the Title I, Part A equitable services requirements in the ESEA.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Programs for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities, ages birth through 21 and their families.
