It provided funding for programs to support schools and teachers in the instruction of math and science, including grants, awards, and scholarships.

Part D authorized the Director of the NSF to use funds granted by the act to create programs supporting math and science education.

[6] Title II provided financial assistance for teacher training and student access in math, science, computer, and foreign language education.

It authorized the appropriation of $90 million to be used for grants for partners to develop education programs, award scholarships, or conduct research in the fiscal years 1984 and 1985.

[5] Title IV authorized the president to award the PAEMST to 100 math and science teachers in elementary and secondary schools.

[5] Title V authorized the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to coordinate with state and local governments to address asbestos in school buildings.

[5] This title was intended to incentivize the integration of schools by providing higher quality classes to attract students that would otherwise remain in segregated neighborhoods.

It also includes a provision that restricts the use of this title to instruct on secular humanism, but the responsibility of defining the term was delegated to local governments.

[2] Title VIII prohibited secondary schools from discriminating against students based on their beliefs in student-run organizations or forums.

He expressed reservations about the bill's cost, programs he viewed as redundant or unnecessary, and a lack of flexibility for state and local governments.

[2][4] In October 1984, the Human Services Reauthorization Act repealed a section of Title VII that granted the Secretary of Education the power to exempt private schools from certain provisions.

[11][12] The Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988 reauthorized Title III through fiscal year 1993.