A Free-Market Response to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: The Segregationist Background and Failed Experimentation of Education Vouchers in the 1970s

Congress has authorized a large sum of money for the improvement of education by passing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Since these funds will be available for projects in all subject areas, teachers and mathematics educators should make every effort to see that school planning makes provision for improved mathematics programs. This can be done by providing school and state leaders with the necessary information and statements of need which can be incorporated into their requests for funds.

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Federal funds for the improvement of mathematics education

Mathematics Teacher ◽

10.5951/mt.58.6.0551 ◽

1965 ◽

Vol 58 (6) ◽

pp. 551-554

Keyword(s):

Secondary Education ◽

Mathematics Education ◽

Federal Funds ◽

Elementary And Secondary Education ◽

School Planning ◽

Mathematics Educators ◽

Subject Areas ◽

Education Act ◽

And Mathematics

Congress has authorized a large sum of money for the improvement of education by passing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Since these funds will be available for projects in all subject areas, teachers and mathematics educators should make every effort to see that school planning makes provision for improved mathematics programs. This can be done by providing school and state leaders with the necessary information and statements of need which can be incorporated into their requests for funds.

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The States’ Role in Improving Compensatory Education: Analysis of Current Trends and Suggestions for the Future

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis ◽

10.3102/01623737013004339 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 339-344 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Virginia R. L. Plunkett

Keyword(s):

Secondary Education ◽

Title I ◽

Program Improvement ◽

Compensatory Education ◽

New Era ◽

Elementary And Secondary Education ◽

Current Trends ◽

The Future ◽

Education Act

The passage of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 1965 set the stage for a new era of state leadership in improving compensatory education. This article traces the development of state leadership in implementing the Title I/Chapter 1 program quality mandate up to 1988, when Congress added procedural and accountability requirements to make “program improvement” the centerpiece of the new legislation. It continues by describing the challenges now facing the states in implementing the program improvement process and how they are being met, and it concludes with suggestions for the future.

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