20 USC § 6601 - Purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s6601"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 6601 - Purpose"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "6601"
section_name: "Purpose"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "PREPARING, TRAINING, AND RECRUITING HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, OR OTHER SCHOOL LEADERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2001, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title II, § 2002, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1914.)"
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# § 6601. Purpose

The purpose of this subchapter is to provide grants to State educational agencies and subgrants to local educational agencies to—

**(1)** increase student achievement consistent with the challenging State academic standards;

**(2)** improve the quality and effectiveness of teachers, principals, and other school leaders;

**(3)** increase the number of teachers, principals, and other school leaders who are effective in improving student academic achievement in schools; and

**(4)** provide low-income and minority students greater access to effective teachers, principals, and other school leaders.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2001, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title II, § 2002, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1914.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 6601, , as added , , , set forth purpose of part A of former subchapter II of this chapter, prior to repeal by , title II, § 2002, , , 1913, effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs.

Another prior section 6601, , as added , , , set forth findings, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

A prior  was classified to , prior to the general amendment of  by .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as an Effective Date of 2015 Amendment note under .