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ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act)

The 1965 federal law that is the foundation of federal K-12 funding; NCLB and ESSA are later versions of it.

Stands for
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Used in
United States
Topic
Policy and law

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ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) United States
The main federal law for K-12 education, passed in 2015 to replace No Child Left Behind, requiring annual testing in some grades and state-designed accountability systems.
NCLB (No Child Left Behind Act) United States
The 2002 version of the ESEA that required annual testing and adequate yearly progress targets; replaced by ESSA in 2015.
Title I United States
The largest federal K-12 funding programme, giving extra money to schools and districts with high numbers of children from low-income families.

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