You can by a reprint of this volume here.
Department of the Interior, Manual of Education Legislation, 1927
This U.S. Government published manual compiles the state education laws of the day. It notes:
“Each of the 48 States has its own distinct system of education.The Federal Government assumes no control over the public schoolsthroughout the country except with reference to the special. Federalappropriations for specific purposes, as the Smith-HughesAct forassistance to vocational education and the Smith-LeverAct for assistance to agricultural extension education. Nevertheless, because of proximity and interchange of ideas, the State systems have many points of similarity. Conditions affecting the kinds of school systemsdo not differ fundamentally; therefore, each State profits by the experiences of others.”
The manual also has data on the race of pupils being taught, teacher salaries, who serves on education boards, and more.
US House of Representatives and Senate Floor Debates on Impact Aid, 1950
Below are excerpts from the Congressional Record. One can see both chambers consider Impact Aid legislation on the floor, and then approve it.
House of Representatives floor debate, July 13, 1950
House of Representatives floor debate, August 22, 1950
Senate floor debate, August 27, 1950
Senate floor debate, September 13, 1950
US House of Representatives Hearings on Impact Aid, 1949
These hearings preceded the 1950 enactment of Impact Aid, which sent dollars to localities affected by federal activities. “Affected?” you may wonder. Well, if the federal government places a federal agency in a community, costs fall upon the community. First, the federal property may not be taxed by the local government. Second, the federal employees may have children who end up attending the public schools. Hence, the fedral government would reimburse localities for the impact of such costs.
Below are the first few pages of the House of Representatives’ hearings that preceded the legislation. These pages lay ut the witnesses who appeared over the many sessions. Unfortunately, the US Government Printing Office has yet to post online the full volumes of these hearings. That means to read them you will need to get a hard copy via a Federal Depository Library or research library.
The full citation for these two volumes are:
U.S. Congress, House of Representatives, Federal Assistance for Educating Children in Localities Affected by Federal Activities: Hearings Before Special Investigating Subcommittees of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Eighty-first Congress, First Session, on H.R. 4115, a Bill to Provide for the Education of Children Residing on Certain Nonsupporting Federally Owned Property, and Children Residing in Localities Overburdened with Increased School Enrollments Resulting from Federal Activities in the Area, and for Other Purposes, Part 1 (Government Printing Office, 1950)
U.S. Congress, House of Representatives, Federal Assistance for Educating Children in Localities Affected by Federal Activities: Hearings Before Special Investigating Subcommittees of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Eighty-first Congress, First Session, on H.R. 4115, a Bill to Provide for the Education of Children Residing on Certain Nonsupporting Federally Owned Property, and Children Residing in Localities Overburdened with Increased School Enrollments Resulting from Federal Activities in the Area, and for Other Purposes, Part 2 (Government Printing Office, 1950)
Waiver authority in the No Child Left Behind Act
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Federal Education Policy History 