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Pros And Cons Of The Elementary And Secondary Education Act Of 1965

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The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) was brought into provision during Lyndon B Johnson’s first elected term as president. With his landslide victory and the support of both houses, he was able to initiate the ESEA under the Great Society Program. The goals of the ESEA was providing federal funding to elementary and secondary education and to set a precedence for a universal federal curriculum. By allowing the federal government to administer funds to each state for education, the states had to follow federal guidelines to be eligible for the benefits. What the ESEA accomplished beyond allocating monetary benefits for education to each state, was forcing schools in the south to desegregate their school districts to allow all children the same right to a quality education. The ESEA is a living Act, in …show more content…

Those schools who are unable to achieve this level of academic achievement will not be eligible for federal benefits. House Bill 610 will also repeal the Nutritional Act of 2012 “No Hungry Kids Act” which mandates the level of nutritional standards of the food served in public schools. Also being debated is eliminating the National School Lunch Program that is a federally funded meal program that provides free breakfast and lunch to those children who qualify. For many children, this is the only nutritious meals they receive each day. Children with disabilities could also be affected by forfeiting individual education plans if they attend private school. Public Schools tailor their curriculum to accommodate children with disabilities by using individual education plans that are suited for each child. By law, public schools must accept all children regardless of disabilities but private schools can ultimately turn away any child since they are not mandated by federal

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