Federal support for compensatory education grew out of two legislative acts: the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act established Title I and the Economic Opportunity Act established the Head Start program.

When was compensatory education introduced UK?

Education action Zones set up in in 1997. These programmes directed resources to low-income, inner city areas in an attempt to raise educational attainment.

Which government introduced compensatory education?

The Labour Government introduced the Academies Programme , the Education Maintenance Allowance and the Aim Higher Programme all of which were intended in various ways to improve the educational prospects of disadvantaged pupils although several theorists argued that in reality the Academies Programme would be ...