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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 basisThe 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.

(Pub. L. 93–380, title II, § 202, Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 514.)Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

Section effective on and after sixtieth day after Aug. 21, 1974, see section 2(c) of Pub. L. 93–380, set out as a note under section 1221–1 of this title.

Short Title

Pub. L. 93–380, title II, § 201, Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 514, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter and section 1228 of this title and amending section 1608 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974’.”

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 92 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1975–2025 · leading case: Bostock v. Clayton Cnty., 140 S. Ct. 1731 (2020).
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Bostock v. Clayton Cnty., 140 S. Ct. 1731 (2020). · cites it 2× “§1681 (Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972)  20 U. S. C. §1701 (a)(1) (Equal Educational Op- portunities; Congressional Declaration of Pol- icy)  20 U.”
Bd. of Educ., Joliet Tp. v. Bd. of Educ., 897 N.E.2d 756 (Ill. 2008). · cites it 6× “District 204 objected to the petition and argued inter alia that section 7 — 2b violates the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 (EEOA) ( 20 U.S.C. §1701 et seq. (2000)). The hearing officer for the Illinois State Board of Education (Board) found that the conditions of…”
Keitt v. New York City, 882 F. Supp. 2d 412 (S.D.N.Y. 2011). · cites it 2× “, the Equal Education Opportunities Act (“EEOA”), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq., 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violations of his First, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights, and 42 U.”
Khadidja Issa v. Lancaster Sch. Dist., 847 F.3d 121 (3rd Cir. 2017). “§ 1702 (a)(1), (b)), and entitles “all children enrolled in public schools” equal educational opportunity, 20 U.S.C. § 1701 (a)(1) (emphasis added).”
Crawford v. Bd. of Ed. of Los Angeles, 458 U.S. 527 (1982). · cites it 2× “20 U. S. C. § 1701 : "(a) 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…”
Collins v. City of New York, 156 F. Supp. 3d 448 (S.D.N.Y. 2016). “; (5) the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 (“EEOA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1701 et seq.; and (6) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.”
Jorge Gomez v. Illinois State Bd. of Educ. & Ted Sanders, in His Off. Capacity as Illinois State Superintendent of Educ., 811 F.2d 1030 (7th Cir. 1987). “See 20 U.S.C. §§ 1701 , 1702; see also Castaneda v.”
United States v. Hinds Cnty. Sch. Bd., United States of Am. v. Amite Cnty. Sch. Dist., 560 F.2d 619 (5th Cir. 1977). · cites it 3× “While the appeal was pending in this court, Congress passed the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1701 et seq. (EEOA), which prohibits states from denying equal educational opportunity on the basis of race, color, sex, or national origin.”
Evans v. Buchanan, 416 F. Supp. 328 (D. Del. 1976). · cites it 2× “Effect of 20 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq. The Court requested briefing on the effect of certain amendments to the Equal Educational Opportunity Act passed by Congress in 1974.”
Evans v. Buchanan, 447 F. Supp. 982 (D. Del. 1978). · cites it 2× “Congressional Enactment Statutory priorities for assignment and transportation of public school students are codified in the Equal Educational Opportunities and Transportation of Students Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq. 126 As a starting point, the three-judge court…”
Mumid v. Abraham Lincoln High Sch., 618 F.3d 789 (8th Cir. 2010). “The language and structure of the EEOA indicate that the congressional purpose was to provide only equitable remedies for a violation of the statutory rights created by the statute. Section 1712 provides that a court shall impose “only such remedies as are essential to correct…”
Georgia State Conf. of Branches of Naacp, Mary Alice Covin, Mary Laurant, Sylvia Dennis, & Naomi Tucker v. State of Georgia, 775 F.2d 1403 (11th Cir. 1985). “(Title VI); and the Equal Educational Opportunities Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq. (EEOA). The second cause of action incorporates the charge that black children in Georgia are assigned to EMR programs in a discriminatory manner.”
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