What is Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Title IV of the 1964 Civil Rights Act: Desegregation of Public Education Title IV has ten sections: Sec. 410-410 Each section details the following areas: • Sec. 401- Definitions used in the language of Title IV • Sec. 402- Requirements for the U.S. Commissioner of Education in her/his survey and report to the President and to Congress, on the lack of educational opportunities in the United States for students by reason of race, color, religion, or national origin (segregation) • Sec. 403- Description of the authority of the Commissioner to require technical assistance for any government unit in need of desegregation. • Sec. 404- Description of the authority of the Commissioner to arrange through grants or contracts with institutes of higher education institutes which will assist government units with desegregation. • Sec 405- Description of the authority of the Commissioner to provide grants to school boards to apply in districts to many of the costs associated with district staff rec