In 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Public Law 89-10, which represented the greatest single commitment made by the federal government for the improvement of education, according to a report by the Dept. Title I is concerned with the education of disadvantaged children, or educationally deprived children of low income families. It also provides funds for children of migratory agricultural workers, handicapped, and neglected and delinquent children. Title II requires a state plan in which needs, goals, and objectives are outlined. Public, private, and parochial schools may participate in the allocation of school library resources, textbooks, and other printed and non-print materials. Title III demonstrates the feasibility of innovations as model programs and projects in a local context. It also funds guidance, counseling, and testing projects. Title IV provides consultant service in the area of court order compliance and equal educational opportunity and also serves as a liaison between the unique needs of the relatively new unitary systems and the total resources of the Dept. In 1974 Title IV was amended to include a consolidation of certain existing programs: libraries and learning resources, and educational innovation and support. Title V's role is to strengthen the Dept., especially in areas of leadership with local boards of education. ESEA is composed of additional titles, and many titles have been amended. The bulk of the series relates to Title I, including annual and/or evaluation reports on institutions for handicapped children, migrants, and institutions for neglected and delinquent children, general reports on projects, handbooks, formats for the report, and other materials. Title II is represented by a state plan for making grants for school library resources, textbooks, audiovisual aids, and other materials. Innovations in Ala. describes Title III projects which "bridge the gap between knowledge and practice". Title IV materials include administrator's handbooks, a summary of Section B, and a continuation of innovative practices and their dissemination, Part C, as amended. A workshop for exploration of problems incident to incentive pay programs was financed by Title V. Also present is an application for a special project grant under Title V. Materials which apply to more than one title are located at the beginning of the series. Included are reports of studies and assessments of needs and educational goals as well as a guidebook for program auditing. At the end of the series is a statement relating to amendments to the ESEA by Dr. Wayne Teague, state superintendent, before a subcommittee of the House of Representatives. The series documents the Dept.'s activities toward the improvement of education through its administration of federal funds.
