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First Deaf School
A new graduate from Yale University, named Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet established the first permanent deaf school in the United States. After Thomas met Dr. Mason Fitch Cogswell's daughter named Alice, he was inspired. He visited France to scope out their own deaf school and then traveled back to America to establish the first deaf school in Hartford. Link text -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
The court case that found "separate but equal" constitutional. They declared the 14th Amendment only refers to political and civil rights. Therefore, schools could have separate water fountains, bathrooms, etc.
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Brown vs. Board of Education
The Supreme Court case that found segregation in public schools unconstitutional. It also set the precedent and opened people's eyes, that separate but equal, didn't really mean equal. {Link text}(https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka) -
School District of Abington Township vs. Schempp
Edward Schempp questioned on behalf of his son Ellery Schempp if reading a bible in public school was constitutional. The Supreme Court decided that, school sponsored bible readings were unconstitutional.
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Civil Rights Act
This law outlawed discrimination based on religion, color, sex, race, national origin, and sexual orientation. {https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/civil-rights-center/statutes/civil-rights-act-of 1964#:~:text=The%20Civil%20Rights%20Act%20of%201964%20prohibits%20discrimination%20on%20the,religion%2C%20sex%20or%20national%20origin.&text=The%20Act%20prohibited%20discrimination%20in,and%20the%20desegregation%20of%20schools.} -
Elementary & Secondary Education Act
This law pushed to improve the well-being and amount of resources available to schools. Its goal was to improve the quality of education and make it equal.
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Title IX
This law was passed to protect people from discrimination based on gender. It was specifically passed to protect discrimination from happening in schools and other programs, funded by the Federal government.
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Equal Educational Opportunities Act
This policy granted everyone equal public education no matter the religion, gender, race, etc. It also determined that your neighborhood, determined your public school.
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Education Act
The Education Act of 1996 made school mandatory for kids ages 5-16. Parents could decide between homeschool and school though.
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No Child Left Behind Act
This law was passed to improve public education by increasing accountability. Students were required to be tested over reading and math in grades 3rd through 8th. They were also tested once in high school.
