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20 U.S.C. § 1701 — Congressional declaration of policy
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**(a) Entitlement to equal educational opportunity; neighborhood as appropriate basis** The Congress declares it to be the policy of the United States that—
(1) all children enrolled in public schools are entitled to equal educational opportunity without regard to race, color, sex, or national origin; and
(2) the neighborhood is the appropriate basis for determining public school assignments.
**(b) Purpose** In order to carry out this policy, it is the purpose of this subchapter to specify appropriate remedies for the orderly removal of the vestiges of the dual school system.
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**(a) Entitlement to equal educational opportunity; neighborhood as appropriate basis** The Congress declares it to be the policy of the United States that—
(1) all children enrolled in public schools are entitled to equal educational opportunity without regard to race, color, sex, or national origin; and
(2) the neighborhood is the appropriate basis for determining public school assignments.
**(b) Purpose** In order to carry out this policy, it is the purpose of this subchapter to specify appropriate remedies for the orderly removal of the vestiges of the dual school system.
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Not later than March 31, 1995, and every two years after such date, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate an evaluation report on the effectiveness of applicable programs in achieving such programs’ legislated intent and purposes during the two preceding fiscal years. Such report shall—
(1) contain program profiles that include legislative citations, multiyear funding histories, and legislated purposes;
(2) contain recent information on the progress being made toward the achievement of program objectives, including listings of program performance indicators, data from performance measurement based on the indicators, and information on the costs and benefits of the applicable programs being evaluated;
(3) address significant program activities, such as initiatives for program improvement, regulations, and program monitoring and evaluation;
(4) list the principal analyses and studies supporting the major conclusions in such report;
(5) be prepared in concise summary form with necessary detailed data and appendixes, including available data to indicate the effectiveness of the programs and projects by the race, sex, disability and age of beneficiaries of such programs and projects; and
(6) include the results of the program evaluations conducted in accordance with [section 7981 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7981&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 1701
Sec.
PART 5—DEFINITIONS
1720.
Definitions.
PART 6—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
1721.
Separability.
SUBCHAPTER II—ASSIGNMENT AND
TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS
1751.
Prohibition against assignment or transpor-
tation of students to overcome racial im-
balance.
1752.
Appeals from Federal district court transfer
or transportation orders affecting school at-
tendance areas and achieving balancing of
students; postponement of Federal court or-
ders pending exercise of appellate remedy;
expiration of section.
1753.
Uniform rules of evidence requirement.
1754.
Provisions respecting transportation of pupils
to achieve racial balance and judicial power
to insure compliance with constitutional
standards applicable to the entire United
States.
1755.
Additional priority of remedies after finding
of de jure segregation.
1756.
Remedies with respect to school district
lines.
1757.
Prohibition of forced busing during school
year.
1758.
Reasonable time for developing voluntary
school desegregation plans following de-
tailed notice of violations.
SUBCHAPTER I—EQUAL EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES
PART 1—POLICY AND PURPOSE
§ 1701. Congressional declaration of policy
(a) Entitlement to equal educational oppor-
tunity; neighborhood as appropriate basis
The Congress declares it to be the policy of
the United States that—
(1) all children enrolled in public schools are
entitled to equal educational opportunity
without regard to race, color, sex, or national
origin; and
(2) the neighborhood is the appropriate basis
for determining public school assignments.
(b) Purpose
In order to carry out this policy, it is the pur-
pose of this subchapter to specify appropriate
remedies for the orderly removal of the vestiges
of the dual
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