The Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act was passed in 1965. It provided one billion dollars to improve the education from families living below the poverty line. Today, the act is still used to help impoverished students. I can see the effect of this act, especially through Title 1. I work at Eisenhower Elementary; their Title 1 workers do quite a bit to add extra tutoring assistance and opportunities to the students. The government funding workers to be placed in Title 1 schools is much needed.
Title IX
Title IX was passed in 1972. It prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity. This means that boys’ and girl’s activities need to be funded equally. Sometimes this may not happen. As a teacher, I need to watch for inequalities in girls’ and boys’ activities. For example, I might see a boys’ sports team but not a girls’ team even though there are girls interested in the sport. At Preble, the boys started a volleyball team after it was seen that the girls had a volleyball team that the boys were not allowed on, yet there were boys interested in playing. All educational opportunities for boys and girls should be equal.
Individuals with Disabilities Act
The Individuals with Disabilities Act was originally known as the All Handicapped Children Act in 1975. IDEA began because special education students were often being given a watered-down curriculum. IDEA helps give structure to special education. There are options for special education students: inclusion, partial inclusion or a self-contained class. IDEA is exceedingly important to teachers and students because of the “ideas” it contains. Special education students’ educations are no less important than the general publics.
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