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Ruby Bridges attends William Frantz Elementary School
Ruby Bridges is the first African American child to attend an all-white elementary school in New Orleans, Louisiana. Because of the intense racism still rampant in the South, Bridges becomes the only student in her entire class, as a result of all the Caucasian parents pulling their children out of the class so they would not have to attend school with an African American. -
Coral Way Elementary School Becomes Bilingual
Coral Way Elementary School in Miami, Florida, begins teaching in both English and Spanish in response to a growing number of Cuban refugees fleeing from the Cuban Revolution, becoming the first public school in the United States to teach in two languages. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is made a law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. It prohibits discrimination of people regarding their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and/or religion. It also made the segregation of schools illegal. -
The Immigration Act of 1965
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Immigration Act of 1965. This abolished the National Origins Formula, which ruled that only Caucasian peoples for the purpose of maintaining the Caucasian ethnicity of the United States. This Act created an immigration preference based on the immigrants' work skills and relations with other people within the United States, thus diversifying classrooms extensively. -
The Indian Education Act of 1972
The Indian Education Act, passed in 1972, created a way in the field of education that would meet the unique needs of various groups of Native Americans and Native Alaskans, giving them more resources and opportunities to acquire an education. -
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 Becomes Law
The Title IX portion of the Education Amendments of 1972 becomes a law, banning discrimination concerning gender in all aspects of education. This particularly enabled all women to participate in sports without fear of discrimination. -
The National Association of Bilingual Education Founded
In 1975, the National Association of Bilingual Education was founded. This ensures that students who do not speak English as their first language have equal opportunities and resources to succeed in attaining an American education and to learn English. -
Emergency Immigrant Education Act of 1984
The Emergency Immigrant Education Act of 1984 provided costs and resources for schools in areas containing a higher population of immigrants, giving them the resources to begin getting a quality education. -
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1990
This Act is an update on the Immigration Act of 1965. Unlike the first one, this newly updated Immigration Act increased annual immigration by 700,000 people, thus adding diversity to the schools across the United States. In addition, it provided ways to attain family, work, and diversity-sponsored visas. -
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act was enacted during President George Bush's first term and set national standards for all students to meet at specific times and/or grades. This made it mandatory that students must be tested to ensure that every student is achieving at a steady rate with the rest of the nation's students, so every student in every state would have equal resources and quality of instruction.
