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Education Timeline
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Brown V. Board of Education
Brown V. Board of Education was the end of segregation in schools. A very big step in the right direction towards equality for all. Although this ruling remains one of the most important ones in history, the African American community still had a long way to go. After the ruling, schools closed in order to keep out African American students. "By 1970, southern schools were much less segregated than schools in any other region." (Kaplan, 2015, p.152) -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
President Lyndon Johnson signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act which led to the Head Start Program and the No Child Left Behind Act in 2002. This was the first program of its type to allocate funds to education. This program was designed to help students in low income schools. Although these programs were meant to help a lot of students, they have "been as successful as hoped." (Kaplan, 2015, p.164) -
Head Start
Introduced by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Head Start was intended to give children ages three to five from economically disadvantaged homes readiness for school success. The hope was to make sure each child, regardless of their low-income status, was able to do well in school. However, "the law did little to hold state governments responsible for academic outcomes." (Kaplan, 2015, p.163) -
Coleman Repot
The US Office of Education hired James S. Coleman to report on education in White and African American students. The report found that "African American children started out academically behind their white peers and stayed behind." (Kaplan, 2015, p.158) Some people didn't agree with the findings; but one thing that came to attention was the fact that family life played a large part in students' success. The reports conclusions shifted focus to the student, rather than the school facilities. -
Education for all Handicapped Children Act
Special Education leaders began arguing for children with disabilities, saying that they deserved to be educated alongside their peers in a normal school setting. This law was the first stepping stones in giving more rights to people with disabilities in both education and employment opportunities. After being amended several times, in 1990 it became the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
