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Code · U.S. Code · Title 20 - EDUCATION · CHAPTER 31— GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING EDUCATION · § 1221–1

§ 1221–1. National policy with respect to equal educational opportunity

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Recognizing that the Nation’s economic, political, and social security require a well-educated citizenry, the Congress
(1)reaffirms, as a matter of high priority, the Nation’s goal of equal educational opportunity, and
(2)declares it to be the policy of the United States of America that every citizen is entitled to an education to meet his or her full potential without financial barriers. ( Pub. L. 93–380, title VIII, § 801 , Aug. 21, 1974 , 88 Stat. 597 .)
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§ 1221–1
National policy with respect to equal educational opportunity
Pub. L.Pub. L. 93-380
Stat.88 Stat. 597
Stat.88 Stat. 488
Pub. L.Pub. L. 102-325
Stat.106 Stat. 821
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