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Civil Rights Act
prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion or national origin. -
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm
African American educator, becomes the first African American woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress. -
Diana v. California State Board
results in new laws requiring that children referred for possible special education placement be tested in their primary language. -
Indian Education Act
becomes law and establishes "a comprehensive approach to meeting the unique needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students" -
National Association of Bilingual Education
Founded -non-profit membership organization that works to advocate for educational equity and excellence for bilingual/multilingual students in a global society. -
Plyler V. Doe
the U.S. Supreme Court rules that Texas law denying access to public education for undocumented school-age children violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. The ruling also found that school districts cannot charge tuition fees for the education of these children. -
Wallace v. Jaffree
the U.S. Supreme Court finds that Alabama statutes authorizing silent prayer and teacher-led voluntary prayer in public schools violate the First Amendment. -
Proposition
CA voters pass prop 227 requiring that all public school instruction be in English. -
No Child Left Behind Act
aw, which reauthorizes the ESEA of 1965 and replaces the Bilingual Education Act of 1968, mandates high-stakes student testing, holds schools accountable for student achievement levels, and provides penalties for schools that do not make adequate yearly progress toward meeting the goals of NCLB. -
Quest to Learn
the first school to teach primarily through game-based learning, opens in September in New York City with a class of sixth graders There are plans to add a grade each year until the school serves students in grades six through twelve.
