United Kingdom and predecessor states

• The Education Act 1833
• The Elementary Education Act 1870
  Elementary Education Act 1870
  The Elementary Education Act 1870, commonly known as Forster's Education Act, set the framework for schooling of all children between ages 5 and 12 in England and Wales...
  
  
• The Education Act 1901
• The Education Act 1901 (Renewal) Act 1902
  Education Act 1901 (Renewal) Act 1902
  The Education Act 1901 Act 1902 was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, given the royal assent on 31 July 1902, and repealed in 1918.It renewed the effects of the Education Act 1901 for a further year....
  
  
• The Education Act 1902
  Education Act 1902
  The Education Act 1902 , also known as Balfour's Act, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom affecting education in England and Wales. At the time of passage of the Act, the Conservative Party was in power...
  
  
• The Education (Provision of Meals) Act 1906
  Education (Provision of Meals) Act 1906
  The Education Act 1906 is an Act of the Parliament of the United KingdomMargaret McMillan and Fred Jowett were members of the School Board which introduced free school meals in Bradford. This was actually illegal and the School Board could have been forced to end this service...
  
  
• The Education (Administrative Provisions) Act 1907
  Education (Administrative Provisions) Act 1907
  The 1907 Education Act was an Act of Parliament passed by the Liberal government as part of their Liberal reforms package of welfare reforms. The Act set up school medical services run by local government....
  
  
• The Education Act 1918
  Education Act 1918
  Education Act 1918 , often known as the Fisher Act, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was drawn up by Herbert Fisher. Note that the "Education Act 1918" applied to England and Wales, whereas a separate "Education Act 1918" applied for Scotland.This raised the school leaving age...
  
  
• The Education Act 1944
  Education Act 1944
  The Education Act 1944 changed the education system for secondary schools in England and Wales. This Act, commonly named after the Conservative politician R.A...
  
   - sometimes referred to as the Butler Education Act.
• The Education Act 1976
• The Education Act 1979
• The Education Act 1980
• The Education Act 1981
• The Education (No. 2) Act 1986
• The Education Reform Act 1988
  Education Reform Act 1988
  The Education Reform Act 1988 is widely regarded as the most important single piece of education legislation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since the 'Butler' Education Act 1944...
  
  
• The Education Act 1994
  Education Act 1994
  The Education Act 1994 is an Act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom under John Major's government.Part I relates to Teacher Training....
  
  
• The Education Act 1996
• The School Standards and Framework Act 1998
  School Standards and Framework Act 1998
  The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 was the major education legislation passed by the incoming Labour government of Tony Blair.This Act:* imposed a limit of 30 on infant class sizes....
  
  
• The Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998
  Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998
  The Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 was enacted by the United Kingdom Parliament on 16 July 1998, in order to improve the standards of teaching in the UK through the establishment of statutory General Teaching Councils for England, Wales and Northern Ireland and the modification the remit...
  
  
• The Education Act 2002
  Education Act 2002
  The Education Act 2002 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-Main provisions:The act significantly amended legislation relating to academies, publicly-funded schools operating outside of local government control and with a significant degree of autonomy areas such as wages and...
  
  
• The Higher Education Act 2004
  Higher Education Act 2004
  The Higher Education Act 2004 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which introduced several changes to the higher education system in the United Kingdom, the most important and controversial being a major change to the funding of universities, and the operation of tuition fees, which...
  
  
• The Education Act 2005
  Education Act 2005
  The Education Act 2005 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was enacted in order to simplify the process of school improvement, strengthening the accountability framework for schools, in particular by amending the approach used by Ofsted when inspecting schools in England...
  
  
• The Education and Inspections Act 2006
  Education and Inspections Act 2006
  The Education and Inspections Act 2006 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. According to the government the Act "is intended to represent a major step forward in the Government’s aim of ensuring that all children in all schools get the education they need to enable them to fulfil...
  
  
• The Education Act 2011
  Education Act 2011
  The Education Act 2011 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was the first major piece of education legislation to be introduced by the coalition government, and makes changes to many areas of educational policy, including the power of school staff to discipline students, the...
  
  

Scotland

• The Education Act 1496
  Education Act 1496
  The Education Act 1496 was an act of the Parliament of Scotland that ordered the schooling of those who would administer the legal system at the local level. This made schooling compulsory for the first time in Scotland. The intent was to improve the administration of justice nationwide and to...
  
  
• The School Establishment Act 1616
  School Establishment Act 1616
  The School Establishment Act 1616 was an Act of the Scottish Privy Council dated 10 December 1616. It mandated the establishment of publicly funded, Church-supervised schools in every parish of Scotland. The act was a consequence of the Scottish Reformation, and was the basis of all future acts of...
  
  
• The Education Act 1633
  Education Act 1633
  The Education Act 1633 was an Act of the Parliament of Scotland that ordered a locally funded, Church-supervised school to be established in every parish in Scotland, and included the means to realise that order. The act was passed by the Parliament at Edinburgh on 18 June 1633, titled...
  
  
• The Education Act 1646
  Education Act 1646
  The Education Act 1646 was an Act of the Parliament of Scotland that ordered locally funded, Church-supervised schools to be established in every parish in Scotland. It was passed by the Parliament at St...
  
  
• The Education Act 1696
  Education Act 1696
  The Education Act 1696 was an Act of the Parliament of Scotland that ordered locally funded, Church-supervised schools to be established in every parish in Scotland...
  
  
• The Education (Scotland) Act 1980
• The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004
  Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004
  The Education Act 2004 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament that received Royal Assent in 2004. It seeks to redefine the law in Scotland relating to the provision of special education to children with additional needs by establishing a framework for the policies of inclusion and generally...
  
   - an Act of the Scottish Parliament
• The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2009 - an Act of the Scottish Parliament

United States

• The Higher Education Act of 1965
  Higher Education Act of 1965
  The Higher Education Act of 1965 was legislation signed into United States law on November 8, 1965, as part of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society domestic agenda. Johnson chose Texas State University–San Marcos as the signing site...
  
  
• The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965