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ESEA - Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Beginning in the 1960's, the federal government passed the original ESEA to support public schools.

As the act reached completion it has been renewed (No Child Left Behind is the catch phrase of the Administration for the Act) with the most recent rewrite occurring in 2001. The 1100-page law outlines funding, requirements for various projects (including Title Programs), assessment standards, etc.

The following links will bring you everything you need to know about ESEA.

2007: It's time for the reauthorization of ESEA/NCLB. What is NEA trying to do? Read NEA's Positive Agenda for the ESEA Reauthorization  to get the details of how Congress can "fix and fund" the so-called No Child Left Behind Act.

The ParaPro Assessment for prospective and practicing paraprofessionals measures skills and knowledge in reading, mathematics, and writing, as well as the ability to apply those skills and knowledge to assist in classroom instruction. This site includes test information, test preparation materials and a tutorial for the internet-based assessment.

ESEA contains the full text of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act on the US Government site. Access only the sections you want to see. The entire bill is approximately 1100 pages long.

Final regulations for Title 1 - Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged, (63 pp, PDF) housed on the USDOE web site. These regulations, published on Monday, Dec. 2, 2002, guide the implementation of ESEA. You can, as an alternative, read the Summary of final regulations for Title 1, (5 pp PDF).

No Child Left Behind: A Desktop Reference, published by the United States Department of Education, outlines what is new under the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" (ESEA) for each of the educational programs supported under the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 and other statutes. This reference guide for state and district officials also describes how the Act's four guiding principles are brought to bear on many of these programs. (PDF file, 181 pages)

No Child Left Behind Act is the web site for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act developed and maintained by the Bush Administration.

Paraprofessionals and ESEA from Kansas Department of Education is a letter from Kansas Assistant Commissioner of Education Alexa Pochowski explaining the implementation of the paraprofessional quality provisions of ESEA. (PDF file, 1 page)

Supplemental Services Guidance Letter from Secretary Paige is the text of a letter from United States Secretary of Education Rod Paige providing guidance to states and school districts on the provision of public school choice and supplemental services. (PDF file, 5 pages)

Adequately Yearly Progress Guidance Letter from Secretary Paige is the text of a letter from United States Secretary of Education Rod Paige providing guidance to states and school districts on the Act's requirements in meeting adequate yearly progress. (PDF file, 5 pages)