-
Brown v. Board of Education
The supreme court case overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling of "separate but equal" in education. This started the integration of African Americans into previously all white schools. Image -
Head Start Founded
An 8-week educational preschool that was started via Johnson's "War on Poverty" in order to benefit children from low-income households. Image -
Multiethnic Studies
James Coleman and collaborators published "Equality of Educational Opportunity," to contest the Cultural Deprivation Theory and claim that schools can actually make a difference for multicultural students. Image -
First Strike for Ethnic Studies Department
A strike by the Third World Liberation Front (TWLF) at San Francisco State University that culminated in the creation of an Ethnic Studies Department. Other demands were increased recruitment of students of color, which was also granted. Image -
Indian Education Act
This law was created to implement strategies to fit the specific requirements for the comprehension of American Indian and Alaska Native students. It gave the tribal council more control over students' education. Image -
Title X of Education Amendments
This amendment prohibits discrimination based on gender in every aspect of education in all federally funded institutions. Image -
Equal Educational Opportunities Act
It prohibits discrimination in schools and requires schools under the law to protect the rights of those with limited English language knowledge. Image -
Plyler v. Doe
States that it violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to not give undocumented students free public education. Image -
IDEA
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act replaced the Education for all Handicapped Children Act (1975) to help the financial strain of the Rehabilitation Act (1973) which all required accommodations in education for students with disabilities. This now includes the "504 Plan" and "IEP" or independent education plan to help those with disabilities in schools to succeed. Image -
Every Student Succeeds Act
Replaced the No Child Left Behind Act (2001), which replaced the Bilingual Education Act (1968), in order to reestablish the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1965) from President Johnson's "War on Poverty." It gives funding to create a better school system for all children, promotes equal access for all, and promotes a standard basic education. Image
