The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was passed in which year and under which president?

• A. 1965, Lyndon B. Johnson
• B. 1994, Bill Clinton
• C. 2002, George W. Bush
• D. 2015, Barack Obama

Answer: (A)

It marked the first major federal commitment to funding elementary and secondary education, with money directed to districts serving low-income students. It was signed into law in 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson as part of the Great Society and the War on Poverty. The act introduced programs like Title I to support disadvantaged schools and established the federal role in K–12 education that has persisted through later changes. The other years reflect later reauthorizations or related acts (1994 under Clinton, 2002 under Bush, 2015 under Obama), not the original passage. So the correct pairing is 1965 and Lyndon B. Johnson.