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Massachusetts reform school at Westboro opens
First in long tradition of reform schools which would combine education with juvenile justice systems -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Racial segregation in education has taken affect. "Separate but Equal" -
California is ordered to extend education
the state of California is required to extend public education to Chinese immigrants -
Native Americans as United States citizens
Native Americans are finally recognized as US citizens -
G.I. Bill of Rights
gives thousands of working class men college scholarships for the first time in US history -
Brown v. Board of Education
It is come to be known that segregated schools are "inherently unequal". -
Federal court orders integration of Little Rock, Arkansas public schools
*Three weeks prior to event Arkansas governor Orval Faubus had the school surrounded by National Guard troops to try and prevent 9 students from attending
*After a tense standoff President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent 1000 army paratroopers to Little Rock to enforce court order -
Higher Education Act
created a system of low-interest loans and scholarships to make college education more affordable of everyone -
Title IX
created equal rights to athletics in education for women -
Education for Handicapped Act
this act gave each handicapped child, either mental or physical, rights to a just education -
Federal Tribal Colleges Act
*establishes a community college on every reservation
*allows young people to attend college without leaving their families -
Plyler v. Doe
state was forced to pay for the education of all undocumented children
