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National School Lunch Act
This act gave students a healthy, nutritional lunch every day at school. Lunch price was at a little to no cost. This helped ensure that every student would get a lunch. This program taught students what a healthy meal consists of and this taught their families as well. Millions of students participate in this every year. -
Brown v. Board of Education
"Separate but equal." This is where the Supreme Court learned this was not true. They stated that segregation of race was unconstitutional and that it should no longer be enforced in schools. This granted equality for every student in the public school system. -
Engel v. Vitale
Some students and their families thought it was not necessary to conduct a prayer in public school. Some students would not want to participate during the prayer due to the law and a parent tried suing the school. It was said in court that this was unconstitutional as it violates the first amendment. Students should not be told to do anything in a classroom that is based on religion. This event helped education in the public classroom steer away more religion in the classroom. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
This act required all schools to treat all students, even ones with special needs, equally. It also ensured that these students would be granted services to help them. This was the first act used to help children with special needs. This ensured that children of all backgrounds, abilities, and disabilities would have an equal education. Every child was guaranteed that their requirements would be met by the schools. -
Lau v. Nichols
If there was a student who did not know English very well, they were not provided help with their learning. This was considered a violation of the Civil Rights Act. These students were not getting the most out of their education, because the schools were lacking aid to these students. The Lau v. Nichols case gave these students the help they needed to have a more equal education.
