Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The act was originally authorized through 1965; however, the government has reauthorized the act several times since its enactment—often well after the expiration of the previous reauthorization. The reauthorization of ESEA by President George W. Bush was known as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. ESEA was reauthorized on December 10, 2015 as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) by President Barack Obama.
History of education in England
The "Elementary Education (School Attendance) Act 1893" raised the school leaving age to 11. The "Elementary Education (Blind and Deaf Children) Act" of the same year extended compulsory education to blind and deaf children, and made provision for the creation of special schools.