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Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson
In June of 1892 U.S. Supreme Court upheld the rights of states to passed laws that allowing racial segregation in public and private institutions such as schools, public transportation and restrooms to discriminate against African Americans and other minorities. -
Brown v. the Board of Education, Topeka
Brown v. the Board of Education, Topeka
May 17, 1954 was landmark in the United States history when the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. Therefor it overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896, which allowed state-sponsored segregation. -
Federal Student Aid (Title IV)
Federal Student Aid (Title IV)
In 1965 The Higher Education Act was signed President Lyndon Johnson into the United States law as part of the Great Society domestic agenda which provided student financial assistance in the form of grants, loans, and work-study funds. -
The Education for All Handicapped
In year 1975 was a turning point for all American disabled students because federal government funds provided equal access to education. The Education for All Handicapped Children Act signed into the law and this act required all public schools accepting and one free meal a day for children with physical and mental disabilities. -
Pyler v. Doe
In June 1982 Supreme Court of the United States made it illegal to fund education for unauthorized immigrant children. Moreover, they charged unauthorized immigrants an annual $1,000 tuition fee for each undocumented immigrant students.
