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Alvarez vs the Board of Trustees of the Lemon Grove (Califorhia) School District
Parents of Mexican American students sue the disctrict for the right to attend the same school as the other children. Judge rules in favor of the Mexican American children attending school with the others. Judge states that the board does not have the authority to segregate the students. href='http://legacy.sandiegouniontribune.com/uniontrib/20040518/news_1n18grove.html' >Picture URL</a> -
Mendez vs Westminster and the California Board of Education
After the Mendez's were not able to enroll their childrent at the local school because they were Mexican they filed a class-action lawsuit against four school districts. The ruling of this case made it unconstitutional to segregate students in California and provided precedent for Brown vs. the Board of Education. Picture URL -
Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka
Ruled that the segregation of schools in the United States was unconstitutional. Picture URL -
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First Bilingual/Bicultural School Started
Responding to the influx of Cuban students Coral Way becomes the first bilingual school in the country. Picture URL -
Learning Disabilities
Picture URLThe Association for Children with Learning Disabilities was formed following Samuel Kirk coining the term Learning Disability the previous year. The organization has since been renamed Learning Disabilties Association of America. -
War on Poverty
President Lyndon B. Johnson created Project Headstart as an eight-week summer preschool program for low-income families.The Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides federal funding for low income students. Picture URL -
Diana v, California State Board
Students that are referred for possible Special Education services should be tested in their primary language, Picture URL -
Equal Educational Opportunities Act
Every student has the right to have the same educational opportunities regardless of background. Picture URL -
Education of All Handicapped Children Act
Disabled students gain access to a free education most suited to their needs in the least restrictive environment. Picture URL
