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Teach for America formed
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The immigration and Nationality Act of 1990
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Smart board is introduced
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The first charter school open
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Massachusetts Education Reform Act
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The Improving America's Schools Act (IASA)
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Georgia becomes the first state to offer universal preschool
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The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
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New York passes legislation that will phase in voluntary pre-kindergarten classes
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Higher Education Amendments of 1998
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Columbine shooting
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Santa Fe School District v. Doe
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September 11
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No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
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The international Associtation for K-12 online learning
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The Individuals with Disabilities Improvement Act
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Chage to The Individuals with Disabilities Improverment Act take effect
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Parents Involved in community schools v. Seattle school district No.1 oral argument
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Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education oral argument
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American Association on Mental Retardation become the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
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Virginia Tech Massacre
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Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 opinion announcement
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Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education opinion announcement
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Northern Illinois University shooting
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Common Core State Standards Initiative
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American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009
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Great Recession
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New Texas social studies curriculum standards
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Alabama become the first state "to require public schools to check the immigration status" of students
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Waivers to No Child Left Behind Law
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Sandy Hook Elementary school Shooting
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School Cut
5/22-The Chicago Board of Education votes to close 50 schools
6/7-The School District of Philadelphia announces that there will be cut nearly 4000 employees
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Program for international Student Assessment
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Indiana withdrawing the state from the Core Standards
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Minnesota adopt the policy allowing transgender students to join female sports teams
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"too-much-testing" movement
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Two years of free commuity college for all American students
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U.S. Senate votes 85-12 to approve the Every Student Succeeds Act
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School districts "to allow transgender students to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity"
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President Donald Trump rescinds the Obama administration's controversial transgender bathroom directive.