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The ACT test is first administered.
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Ruby Bridges was the first African American to attend William Frantz Elementary, becoming a class of only one after the students of all the caucasian students remove them from the 1st-grade class.
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Coral Way Elementary school becomes the first bilingual and bicultural public school after Cuban immigrant children arrive in Miami.
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A law prohibiting discrimination based on a person's race, color, gender, religion, or national origin.
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Board of Education vs. Pico stops administrators from banning books from the library because they find them offensive.
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Columbia college lets women enroll as undergraduates, making it the last Ivy School to become coed.
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The University of Phoenix becomes the first to offer bachelor's and master's degrees online.
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The nation's first charter school opens in St. Paul Minnesota.
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No Child Left Behind is approved and signed into law by President Bush.
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Higher Education Act is amended and reauthorized, giving access to low and middle income students
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In the case of Kitzmiller vs. Dover Area School District, teaches element design as an alternative to evolution, violating the First Amendment.
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The minority of students enrolled in K-12 outnumber non-Hispanic Caucasians. Reaching a demographic milestone.
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The federal government states transgenders will be allowed to use restrooms matching their identity. Those who do not comply may result in lawsuits or loss of federal aid. A few months later a Texas judge signs injunction allowing schools to opt-out.
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Students protest gun violence on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting.
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World Health Organization declares COVID-19 a pandemic. National emergency is declared, schools are closed.