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Project Head Start
Head Start preschool programs begin in the summer. This program was aimed at low-income students who needed to learn in a short amount of time what they needed to know in elementary school. It is now one of the longest running programs in education. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Lyndon B. Johnson passes the ESEA on April 9th. It provides funding for low-income schools, thus creating Title-I. It allows low-income children to have the opportunity to achieve an education. -
Diana v. California State Board
This lawsuit called for new laws that state special education testing be done in the students primary language. Allowing students to speak in their native tongue may eliminate some needs for services simply because of a communication barrier. -
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
Girls are now able to participate in sports in schools. Title IX also allows men and women to participate in all aspects of education. -
Indian Education Act
Schools are now able to meet the needs of American Indians and Alaska native students. Their culture is being represented in schools and they are able to get an education. -
Equal Educational Opportunities Act
This act requires schools to prevent discrimination from happening and act accordingly when situations arise. This act has played a major role with students who have limited English proficiency. -
SMART Board is Invented
SMART technologies releases an interactive white board for schools to use in their classrooms. It allows students to be more engaged in their learning by getting a hands-on approach to the technological advances being made in society. -
Prop. 227
All California schools must be taught in English after the passing of Prop 227. It aimed to eliminate bilingual classes. -
Common Core State Standards Initiative
The Common Core State Standards were launched and most states were ready to adopt them. They were created to help students learn the same materials regardless of where they lived. -
Transgender Bathroom Use
The federal government tells school districts that transgender students may use the bathroom of the gender they identify with. Allow this is not a law, school districts can face fines and loss of funding for not participating.
