"History of Multicultural Education"

By DESMONDNEAL
  • 1962 BCE

    1962

    1962
    In the case of "Engel v. Viatal" the USA Supreme Court they decided that reciting a daily prayer was not allowed in public schools.

  • 1963

    1963
    President John F. Kennedy murdered. Public schools close for a whole day. Lyndon Johnson becomes the president.

  • 1964

    1964
    The Civil Rights law came into effect which prohibited discrimination against minorities.

  • 1965

    1965
    Higher education act and the project head start programs were started.

  • 1968

    1968
    Dr. Martin Luther King (Civil rights activist for minorities) was murdered and killed in Memphis, TN.

  • 1968

    1968
    Shirley Chisholm becomes the first African American woman and educator elected by U.S. Congress.

  • 1990

    1990
    The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1990 allowed more immigrant students the chance to attend school in America.

  • 2008

    2008
    America receives its first African American president Barack Obama. With Obama being elected 44th president there were some expected changes to the No Child Left Behind.

  • 2014

    2014
    President Barack Obama signs the 1.1-trillion dollar bipartisan budget bill. it is the first budget to be agreed to by our divided government since 2009! (http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html#1900)

  • 1994

    1994
    California voters pass Proposition 187, denying benefits, including public education, to undocumented aliens in California