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Elementary and Secondary Education Act Establishes Federal Role in Education Funding

1965-04-11 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

On April 11, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) at the Junction Elementary School in Stonewall, Texas, where he had attended as a child. The landmark legislation established the first comprehensive federal investment in K-12 education, …

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King-Anderson Medicare Bill Defeated in Committee After Intense Corporate Lobbying

1962-02-13 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

The King-Anderson bill, President Kennedy’s Medicare proposal introduced by Representative Cecil King and Senator Clinton Anderson, is defeated in committee despite strong public support after intense lobbying by the American Medical Association, corporate healthcare interests, and …

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