Education for Economic Security Act

Education for Economic Security Act
Long title	An act to provide assistance to improve elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education in mathematics and science; to provide a national policy for engineering, technical, and scientific personnel; to provide cost sharing by the private sector in training such personnel; to encourage creation of new engineering, technical, and scientific jobs, and for other purposes.
Enacted by	the 98th United States Congress
Effective	August 11, 1984
Citations
Public law	Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 98–377
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House of Representatives as H.R. 1310 by Carl D. Perkins (D–KY) on February 8, 1983; Committee consideration by House Committee on Education and Labor; House Committee on Science and Technology; Passed the House on March 2, 1983 (348–54); Passed the Senate on June 27, 1984 (voice vote) with amendment; House agreed to Senate amendment on July 25, 1984 (337–77 and 393–15); Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on August 11, 1984;
Major amendments
	National Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1986; Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988; Improving America's Schools Act of 1994;

The Education for Economic Security Act (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 98–377) is a United States federal education law that was enacted in 1984. It provided funding for programs to support schools and teachers in the instruction of math and science, including grants, awards, and scholarships. The act funded teacher training programs and awarded schools and teachers that excelled in the instruction of math and science. The act also developed a program to combat asbestos in schools, fund magnet schools, and protect students from religious discrimination.