Passed the House on March 24, 1994 (289–128, Roll call vote 095, via Clerk.House.gov)
Passed the Senate on August 2, 1994 (94–6, Roll call vote 252, via Senate.gov, in lieu of S. 1513)
Reported by the joint conference committee on September 28, 1994; agreed to by the House on September 30, 1994 (262–132, Roll call vote 456, via Clerk.House.gov) and by the Senate on October 5, 1994 (77–20, Roll call vote 321, via Senate.gov)
Signed into law by President Bill Clinton on October 20, 1994
The Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 (IASA) was a major part of the Clinton administration's efforts to reform education. It was signed in the gymnasium of Framingham High School (MA). It reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
President Bill Clinton signs the act at Framingham High School, October 1994.
It included provisions or reforms for:
The Title 1 program, providing extra help to disadvantaged students and holding schools accountable for their results at the same level as other students
Charter schools
Safe and Drug-free schools
Eisenhower Professional Development
Major increases in bilingual and immigrant education funding
Impact aid
Education technology and other programs.
Sections of the Law
Title I--Helping Disadvantaged Children Meet High Standards Title II—Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program Title III—Technology For Education Title IV—Safe And Drug-Free Schools And Communities Title V--Promoting Equity Title VI—Innovative Education Program Strategies Title VII—Bilingual Education, Language Enhancement, And Language Acquisition Programs Title VIII—Impact Aid Title IX—Indian, Native Hawaiian, And Alaska Native Education Title X--Programs Of National Significance Title XI—Coordinated Services Title XII—School Facilities Infrastructure Improvement Act Title XIII—Support And Assistance Programs To Improve Education Title XIV—General Provisions
