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In the U.S., the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, which indicated that all students in the country should receive equal opportunities and access to a free and appropriate public education. However, in the U.S. opportunities for students vary based on their race, class, and gender. In 2002, the No Child Left Behind reauthorization of ESEA evidenced that the U.S. educational system needed significant improvements to address school inequalities and the underperformance of students in general.
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Steele, A.S.L. (2016). An Opportunity in a Far East Country. In: Wiggan, G. (eds) Dreaming of a Place Called Home. Comparative and International Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-441-1_1
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