The Elementary and Secondary School Education Act was signed into law in 1965 by President Johnson. The Elementary and Secondary School Education Act is an example of strong federal leadership. The federal government has the right amount of influence over education because it benefits the people such as the students, teachers, parents and whomever else may benefit the act. Though I believe that the federal government has the right amount of influence over education; some believe that the federal government has too much influence over education and it is an example of federal interference.
If you look into the sources given, document 1 (created by President Johnson) explains the importance of the Elementary and Secondary School Education Act…show more content… In the document it states, “.. Helped restore responsibility for children in 100,000 public schools to the states”. It also says in the document “ The path to higher standards, better teaching, and real accountability” and my last example is “For 15 years, your classrooms have been ruled from Washington DC but last december, a dark cloud was lifted from our country, and have to make sure now things look different for educators in their classrooms”. This shows us how the Elementary and Secondary School Education Act benefits the students, teachers and even the country! This document gives examples of why and how the Elementary School Education Act is a prime example of federal leadership.
In conclusion, The federal government has just the right amount of influence over education. The Elementary School Education Act is a very important issue because it deals with education and education is a necessity in society which means everybody who is able to finish elementary and secondary school because of this act, benefits from this act. The Elementary School Education Act is an example of strong federal leadership because it benefits the people such as teachers, students, parents and whomever else may benefit from the
