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Download full textSkinner, Rebecca R. – Congressional Research Service, 2021
Since the enactment of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA, P.L. 89-10, as amended) in 1965, the major programs of aid to elementary and secondary education authorized under it have sought to provide for the equitable participation of eligible students enrolled in both public and private elementary and secondary schools. This is…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Court Litigation, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Zota, Rita R.; Granovskiy, Boris – Congressional Research Service, 2021
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, most elementary and secondary schools and local educational agencies (LEAs) across the United States stopped offering in-person instruction in February or March 2020. By the middle of April 2020, 48 states, four U.S. territories, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense Education Activity…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Elementary Secondary Education, School Closing
Dragoo, Kyrie E.; Lomax, Erin – Congressional Research Service, 2020
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA; P.L. 108-446) is the primary source of federal funding to states for the identification and education of children with disabilities. The majority of IDEA appropriations are allocated to states by formula to carry out activities under Part B, which covers 14 disability categories. Each state is…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Comparative Analysis, Equal Education, Educational Legislation
Shohfi, Kyle D. – Congressional Research Service, 2020
This report examines estimates of school infrastructure needs and discusses the federal role in financing early childhood facilities, elementary and secondary (K-12) public school infrastructure, and postsecondary educational facilities. Federal programs that provide support for school construction and renovation are organized in this report…
Descriptors: School Construction, Educational Facilities Improvement, Federal Programs, Federal Legislation
Granovskiy, Boris; Hegji, Alexandra – Congressional Research Service, 2019
The majority of federal assistance for disaster management is made available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as authorized under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act: P.L. 93-288). The public assistance available under the Stafford Act largely provides funds for disaster relief…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Federal Aid, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education
Dragoo, Kyrie E.; Cole, Jared P. – Congressional Research Service, 2019
Often the biggest transition for students with disabilities and their families is from the supports and services provided in the preschool-12th grade (P-12) public education system to a college or university. At the P-12 level, three main federal laws impact students with disabilities: the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Transitional Programs
Dragoo, Kyrie E. – Congressional Research Service, 2019
Part C (Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, P.L. 108-446) authorizes a formula grant program for infants and toddlers with disabilities (ages birth through two) and their families. A general purpose of these grants is to aid states in developing and implementing "a statewide,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
Dragoo, Kyrie E. – Congressional Research Service, 2018
Since the enactment of P.L. 94-142, the predecessor legislation to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), in 1975, the federal government has played a prominent role in encouraging the principle of educational equality for children with disabilities through a permanent, broad-scale federal assistance program. The IDEA is a grants…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
Dortch, Cassandria – Congressional Research Service, 2017
The federal government provides elementary and secondary education and educational assistance to Indian children, either directly through federally funded schools or indirectly through educational assistance to public schools. The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) in the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) oversees the federally funded BIE system…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Dragoo, Kyrie E. – Congressional Research Service, 2017
The skills, knowledge, and credentials obtained through education are widely believed to be connected to positive occupational and economic outcomes. In recent decades, considerable attention has been devoted to improving educational attainment levels of students with disabilities. This report discusses policies aiming to promote educational…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, High School Graduates, Postsecondary Education, Secondary Education
