Legislative Background
Recent Action on Elementary and Secondary Education
The authorizations for most programs of Federal aid to elementaryand secondary education, as well as support for educational research,statistics, and educational assessment are scheduled to expireduring the current (106th) Congress. As a result, Congress isconsidering whether, and in what form, to extend most Federalaid to elementary and secondary education.Elementary and Secondary Education ActThe most prominent law that is up for reauthorization is theElementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which representsthe Federal Government’s single largest investment in elementaryand secondary education. On May 19, the Clinton Administrationreleased its proposal for reauthorization of the Act and relatedlegislation. The proposal, entitled the Educational Excellencefor…
