Day 35 - Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Signing ceremony for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act at the Former Junction Elementary School, Johnson City, Texas. Lyndon B. Johnson, seated at a table with his childhood schoolteacher, Ms. Kate Deadrich Loney, is delivering prepared remarks.White House Photographer Frank Wolfe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act was brought into legislation in 1965 as a part of Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty. The act represented commitment to equal access of education, funding primary and secondary education endeavors. Title III of this act, enacted a year later in 1966, provided special education in isolated rural areas.

Reference:

Paul, C. A. (n.d.). Elementary and secondary education act of 1965. Social Welfare History Project. Retrieved October 1, 2021, from https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/education/elementary-and-secondary-education-act-of-1965/.