An excerpt from a 1966 report outlining the programs begun under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

The ESEA of 1965, part of the War on Poverty, provided federal support to primary and secondary education. The act was designed to increase equal access to education and to narrow the achievement gaps between different groups of students.

Citation Information
United States Office of Education, excerpt from “A chance for change: new school programs for the disadvantaged; Elementary and secondary education act of 1965, title I,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/365de4424b930f122ad41e5918e737ab.
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