USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE GREAT SOCIETY PROGRAM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This provided federal financial aid (money) to help public and parochial (religious) schools purchase textbooks and new library materials.
A
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
B
Flexible Response
C
Medicare and Medicaid
D
The Warren Court
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The federal government provides support for K-12 education through specific grant programs administered by the states to school districts. Those programs include Title I grants under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and Part B grants under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Detailed explanation-2: -ESEA offered new grants to districts serving low-income students, federal grants for textbooks and library books, funding for special education centers, and scholarships for low-income college students.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, a key component of President Johnson’s War on Poverty, was designed to aid low-income students and to combat racial segregation in schools.

Detailed explanation-4: -1965-P. L. 89-750, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Amendments of 1966. Established the first Federal grant program for the education of children and youth with disabilities at the local school level, rather than at state-operated schools or institutions.

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