As stated on the main funding page, only 9% of public school funding comes from the federal government. This may seem low, but it actually used to be much less. As part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty", the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 was passed. The goal of ESEA was to shorten the ever increasing achievement gap between students by providing equal opportunities. The main target of ESEA were students coming form lower-income areas which usual did not receive adequate funding from the local and state legislatures.
The ESEA has been altered and reauthorized roughly every five years since its enactment. The reauthorization in 2001 by President George W. Bush was the notorious No Child Left Behind Act. The act
The ESEA has been altered and reauthorized roughly every five years since its enactment. The reauthorization in 2001 by President George W. Bush was the notorious No Child Left Behind Act. The act