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Landmark congressional laws on education

This reference work discusses major Congressional laws and their impact on education. Organized chronologically from 1785 to 1994, entries include coverage of the Land Ordinance of 1785, the Northwest Ordinance, the Freedmen's Bureau, the Smith-Hughes Act, the National School Lunch Act, the Impact Laws, the Economic Opportunity Act, the Bilingual Education Act, Title IX, and the Educate America Act. Each of 18 chapters features a discussion of the law's intent and purpose, synopsis of its substance, an examination of its legislative and political history, a summary of its effects, and excerpts from the law itself. An introductory chapter discusses the federal government's involvement in education. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Print Book, English, 2002
Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn., 2002
History
xvi, 227 pages ; 25 cm.
9780313313356, 0313313350
46462775
Series foreword / by John R. Vile
Timeline of milestones in U.S. education
Land Ordinance of 1785 (May 20, 1785)
Northwest Ordinance (July 13, 1787)
First Morrill act (July 2, 1862)
Freedmen's Bureau (March 3, 1865)
Second Morrill act (August 30, 1890)
Smith-Hughes act (February 23, 1917)
Servicemen's Readjustment act (June 22, 1944)
National School Lunch act (June 4, 1946)
Impact laws (September 23, 1950, and September 30, 1950)
National Defense Education act (September 2, 1958)
Economic Opportunity act (August 20, 1964)
Elementary and Secondary Education act (April 11, 1965)
Higher Education act (November 8, 1965)
Bilingual Education act (January 2, 1968)
Title IX (June 23, 1972)
Education for All Handicapped Children act (November 20, 1975)
Department of Education Organization act (October 17, 1979)
Goals 2000: Educate America act (March 31, 1994)