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Bible or Lord's Prayer Citation In Public Schools
U.S. Supreme Court rules that "no state law or school board may require that passages from the Bible be read or that the Lord's Parater be recited in the public schools...even if individual students may be excused from attending or participating..." in the Engel v. Vitale case. This case also involved the School District of Abington Township, Pennsylvania v. Schempp and Murray v. Curlett. -
Term "learning disability"
The term "learning disability" was used by Samuel A. Kirk at a conference in Chicago that sparked the formation of the Learning Disabilities Association in American in 1964. This term referenced children with perceptual disorders, who now receive special education that fits their educational needs. -
First Bilingual and bicultural public school in the U.S.
Coray Way Elementary School was started as a result of many Cuban immigrants settling in Miami after the Cuban Revoluntion. This school was the first bilingual and bicultural public school in the United States. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Law became an official law. This law does not allow discrimination that was based on race, color, sex, religion or national origin. -
Project Head Start
Children from low-income families were given the opportunity to participate in an eight-week education preschool summer program. -
Free Public Education
Free public education was a right given to students with mental retardation. This involved the case of Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Pennsylvania. -
Indian Education Act
This act became a law to estiblish "a comprehensive approach to meeting unique needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students." -
Equal Educational Opportunities Act
This act is passed to help prohibit discrimination. Schools are now required to take complete action to overcome barriers that prevent equal protection. This act helps protect the rights of students with limited English proficiency. -
Massachusetts Education Reform Act
This act required a common curriculum and statewide tests in the school setting. This act was the start of schools adding testing programs to their school curriculum. -
Higher Education Act
This act was improved and reauthorized to only expand higher education to low and middle income students. This act also helped gain funds to give students the opportunity for graduate studies. -
School districts change policy on bathroom usage
The federal government informs school districts that transgender students have the right to use the bathroom that the student identifies with. This is not a law but is enforced due to the possibility that school districts can face a lawsuit or lose federal aid if transgender students are not allowed to do this.
