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{{Infobox U.S. legislation
| shorttitle = Improving America's Schools Act of 1994
| othershorttitles = {{unbulleted list|Alaska Native Educational Equity, Support and Assistance Act|Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Act of 1994|Community School Partnership Act|Education Infrastructure Act of 1994|Elementary Mathematics and Science Equipment Act|Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act|Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994|Families of Children with Disabilities Support Act of 1994|Foreign Language Assistance Act of 1994|Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994|Howard M. Metzenbaum Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994|Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 1994|National Education Statistics Act of 1994|National Teacher Training Project Act of 1994|Native Hawaiian Education Act|Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994|School Dropout Assistance Act|Star Schools Act|Technology for Education Act of 1994|Women's Educational Equity Act of 1994|Workers Technology Skill Development Act}}
| longtitle = An Act to extend for six years the authorizations of appropriations for the programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and for other purposes.
| colloquialacronym = IASA, 21st CCLCA
| nickname = 21st Century Community Learning Centers Act
| enacted by = 103rd
| effective date = October 20, 1994
| public law url = http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-108/pdf/STATUTE-108-Pg3518.pdf
| cite public law = 103-382
| cite statutes at large = {{usstat|108|3518}}
| acts amended = [[Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965]]
| acts repealed = 
| title amended = [[Title 20 of the United States Code|20 U.S.C.: Education]]
| sections created = <!--{{USC}} can be used-->
| sections amended = {{Usc-title-chap|20|70|I}} § 6301 et seq.
| leghisturl = http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d103:HR00006:@@@R
| introducedin = House
| introducedbill = {{USBill|103|H.R.|6}}
| introducedby = [[Dale Kildee]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]–[[Michigan|MI]])
| introduceddate = January 5, 1993
| committees = [[United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce|House Education and Labor]], [[United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions|Senate Labor and Human Resources]]
| passedbody1 = House
| passeddate1 = March 24, 1994
| passedvote1 = 289–128, {{US House Vote|1994|095}}
| passedbody2 = Senate
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| passeddate2 = August 2, 1994
| passedvote2 = 94–6, {{US Senate Vote|103|2|252}}, in lieu of {{USBill|103|S.|1513}}
| conferencedate = September 28, 1994
| passedbody3 = House
| passeddate3 = September 30, 1994
| passedvote3 = 262–132, {{US House Vote|1994|456}}
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| passedbody4 = Senate
| passeddate4 = October 5, 1994
| passedvote4 = 77–20, {{US Senate Vote|103|2|321}}
| signedpresident = [[Bill Clinton]]
| signeddate = October 20, 1994
| amendments = 
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The '''Improving America's Schools Act of 1994''' ('''IASA''') was a major part of the [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] administration's efforts to [[education reform|reform education]].  It was signed in the gymnasium of [[Framingham High School|Framingham High School (MA)]].  It reauthorized the [[Elementary and Secondary Education Act]] of 1965.
[[File:Ed Markey welcomes President Bill Clinton to the 7th District to sign the Improving America's Schools Act at a ceremony in the gymnasium of Framingham High School.gif|thumb|left|[[President of the United States|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 school zone|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<br />
Title II—Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program<br />
Title III—Technology For Education<br />
Title IV—Safe And Drug-Free Schools And Communities<br />
Title V--Promoting Equity<br />
Title VI—Innovative Education Program Strategies<br />
Title VII—Bilingual Education, Language Enhancement, And Language Acquisition Programs<br />
Title VIII—Impact Aid<br />
Title IX—Indian, Native Hawaiian, And Alaska Native Education<br />
Title X--Programs Of National Significance<br />
Title XI—Coordinated Services<br />
Title XII—School Facilities Infrastructure Improvement Act<br />
Title XIII—Support And Assistance Programs To Improve Education<br />
Title XIV—General Provisions

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050415083600/http://www.ed.gov/legislation/ESEA/toc.html Html Copy of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994], [[United States Department of Education|U.S. Department of Education]] website
* [http://federaleducationpolicy.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/the-improving-americas-schools-act-of-1994/ PDF Copy of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994], Federal Education Policy History website
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110727105857/http://www.naeducation.org/Standards_Assessments_Accountability_White_Paper.pdf Standards, Assessments and Accountability] National Academy of Education

==References==
* [http://clinton4.nara.gov/WH/New/html/19970908-7174.html clinton4.nara.gov Clinton Administration Education Agenda]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051214113227/http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/burns3/medialib/docs/esea1965.htm cwx.prenhall.com Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965]

[[Category:103rd United States Congress]]
[[Category:United States federal education legislation]]
[[Category:1994 in education]]