Landmark congressional laws on education / David Carleton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carleton, David, 1959-

Series:

Student's guide to landmark congressional laws

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational law and legislation--United States.

Educational law and legislation.

United States.

Educational law and legislation--United States--History.

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 227 pages ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Student's guide to landmark congressional laws on education

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.

Contents:

Timeline of Milestones in U.S. Education xi

1. The Land Ordinance of 1785 (May 20, 1785) 13

2. The Northwest Ordinance (July 13, 1787) 19

3. The First Morrill Act (July 2, 1862) 27

4. The Freedmen's Bureau (March 3, 1865) 41

5. The Second Morrill Act (August 30, 1890) 53

6. The Smith-Hughes Act (February 23, 1917) 63

7. The Servicemen's Readjustment Act (June 22, 1944) 77

8. The National School Lunch Act (June 4, 1946) 87

9. The Impact Laws (September 23, 1950, and September 30, 1950) 97

10. The National Defense Education Act (September 2, 1958) 109

11. The Economic Opportunity Act (August 20, 1964) 123

12. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (April 11, 1965) 135

13. The Higher Education Act (November 8, 1965) 147

14. The Bilingual Education Act (January 2, 1968) 161

15. Title IX (June 23, 1972) 171

16. Education for All Handicapped Children Act (November 29, 1975) 181

17. Department of Education Organization Act (October 17, 1979) 193

18. Goals 2000: Educate America Act (March 31, 1994) 205.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-222) and index.

ISBN:

0313313350

OCLC:

46462775