Improving America's Schools Act of 1994
- Improving America's Schools Act of 1994
The Improving America's Schools Act (IASA) of 1994 was a major part of the Clinton administration's efforts to reform education. It was signed in the gymnasium of Framingham High School (MA). It reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
It included provisions or reforms for:
* The Title 1 program, providing extra help to disadvantaged students and holding schools accountable for their results at the same level as other students
* charter schools
* Safe and Drug-free schools
* Eisenhower Professional Development
* Major increases in bilingual and immigrant education funding
* Impact aid
* Education technology and other programs.
ections of the Law
Title I--Helping Disadvantaged Children Meet High Standards
Title II--Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program
Title III--Technology For Education
Title IV--Safe And Drug-Free Schools And Communities
Title V--Promoting Equity
Title VI--Innovative Education Program Strategies
Title VII--Bilingual Education, Language Enhancement, And Language Acquisition Programs
Title VIII--Impact Aid
Title IX--Indian, Native Hawaiian, And Alaska Native Education
Title X--Programs Of National Significance
Title XI--Coordinated Services
Title XII--School Facilities Infrastructure Improvement Act
Title XIII--Support And Assistance Programs To Improve Education
Title XIV--General Provisions
External links
* [http://www.ed.gov/legislation/ESEA/toc.html Improving America's Schools Act of 1994] hosted by the U.S. Department of Education (ed.gov)
References
* [http://clinton4.nara.gov/WH/New/html/19970908-7174.html clinton4.nara.gov Clinton Administration Education Agenda]
* [http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/burns3/medialib/docs/esea1965.htm cwx.prenhall.com Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965]
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