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Coral Way Elementary School Opens
On September 3rd, due to a huge surge or Cuban immigrants Coral Way Elementary school opened it’s doors. It is credited as being the first bilingual and bicultural public school in the United States. This is a monumental step in multicultural education. It is really the beginning of the modern school house we see today. (American Educational History Timeline) -
Civil Rights Act Becomes Law
On July 2nd 1964 Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act into law. It prohibits any discrimination due to race, sex, religion, or nationality. This act allowed children of different cultural backgrounds to attend schools that they were not allowed to attend prior to the act. Schools became integrated. (American Educational History Timeline) -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act is passed.
April 9th, 1965. The ESEA is passed. This act helps provide the funds to help low-income students. This is important in the history of multicultural education because it allowed low-income students most of which were minority children, receive a better eduction. Which due to their socioeconomic status might not have been able to do. (American Educational History Timeline) -
The Equality of Educational Opportunity Study
The EEOS a study by James S. Coleman, concluded that African American children achieved more and reaped the benefits from atttending integrated schools. This study really set schools on the path of desegregation and integrating more multicultural students. (American Educational History Timeline) -
Indian Education Act
The Indian Education Act gave American Indians and Alaska native students the ability to succeed and integrate into schools without having to give up their culture and practices. The future generation of Native Americans could now compete in modern society. (American Educational History Timeline) -
Equal Education Opportunites Act
This act prohibits any discrimination towards faculty, staff, and students. It demands schools to take action to overcome walls that would other wise prevent equal protection. This act really helped protect those students who had/have trouble speaking English. (American Educational History Timeline) -
Improving America’s School Act
President Bill Clinton signed this act in effect on January 25th, 1994. What IASA did for multicultural education is it increased funding bilingual and immigrant programs in education. It also supplied funds for public charter schools, drop-out prevention programs, and more technology for school use. (American Educational History Timeline) -
Multicultural Education: Transformative Knowledge and Action
James Banks’ book has made important contributions to multiculturalism in education. His book as aided in the growing body of multiculturalism in education. James Banks’ is a pioneer in the field and is regarded as on of the studies founding fathers. (American Educational History Timeline) -
Minority Students Outnumber non-Hispanic Caucasians
In 2014 minority students that were enrolled in k-12 grade public schools outnumbered non-Hispanic Caucasians. This gives educators something they have never had to do before. They are challenged with a higher percentage of low-income students more diverse students and more non-proficient English speaking students. (American Educational History Timeline) -
Free 2 years of Community College
January 9th 2015 President Obama proposed an $60 billion idea it to where all American students will receive 2 free years of community college. This program helps poverty stricken students find a way into a 2 year college where they can try to make themselves better without having to worry about paying for it. As of 2017 17 states offer free community college. (American Educational History Timeline)
