Federal Programs and School Improvement

About Our Department

Federal Programs 

The Elementary & Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was signed into law in 1965, to improve educational equity for students by providing federal funds to school districts serving students experiencing poverty. ESEA is the single largest source of federal spending on elementary and secondary education, and was reauthorized in 2015 as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

Emerging Multilingual/English Learner Program

The multilingual learners program supports emergent multilingual students as they develop English language proficiency, celebrating and affirming the rich experiences and skills that culturally and linguistically diverse students bring to our schools and communities.

School Improvement 

Continuous improvement, whether at the school or district level, is an ongoing, systemic, cyclical process. In this cycle, the results of previous efforts are examined to determine where to focus new efforts. The Every Student Succeeds Act requires the development of accountability models that meaningfully differentiate schools for supports. The Oregon Department of Education will partner with school districts to better support schools in need of targeted or comprehensive supports.