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Coral Way Bilingual Elementary Scool
After the Cuban Revolution against Fidel Castro many refugees sought out shelter in North America. To accommodate the student refugees, Coral way Elementary school established a Bi-cultural/Bilingual program into their curriculum. This allowed for Spanish and English speaking students to learn the same curriculum at the same time. -
Coral Way Elementary School
After the Cuban Revolution against Fidel Castro, many refugees sought out shelter in North America. To accommodate for the student refugees, Coral Way Elementary school incorporated a bilingual/bi-cultural program. This allowed for Spanish and English speaking students to learn the curriculum at the same time. -
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
In attempt to combat poverty in education. Lyndon B. Johnson enacted ESEA. ESEA used federal funding to help support low-income students. Through this program came multiple others such as: Bilingual programs, Migrant Education, and Advance placement programs. -
The Bilingual Education Act
The Bilingual Education Act mandated public schools to enact a bilingual education program. This was to ensure that all students, regardless of the language they spoke could learn efficiently and effectively. -
The Indian Education Act
The Indian Education Act mandated that schools take a comprehensive approach to meeting the cultural and distant language needs. This act was established to ensure the educational success of American Indians and Alaska Native Students. -
Judge W. Arthur Garrity Jr. Issues busing of African Americans
In order to reach racial integration, Judge W. Arthur Garrity Jr., issues that African American students be bused to predominantly white schools in Boston, MA. This caused outrage amongst many White parents. -
Immigration and Nationality Act
This act increased immigration be early 700,000 people. Specific aspects of the law ensured that the immigrants would have family visas and work visas. This mass amount of immigrations flooded the North America school system, making it more diverse than ever. -
9/11
The attacks on September 11, 2001 will forever live in America's history as one of the deadliest attacks. These attacks enacted the patriot bill as well as reforms on Homeland Security. It has forever changed Americans perceptions culturally and Americans safety. -
No Child Left Behind Act
This act, enacted by President George W. Bush, holds schools to higher standards. If students do not score high on mandated testing, the schools are held accountable and are subject to penalties. -
American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009
The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 was a stimulus package designed to put money back into schools. It provided almost 90 million dollars to schools to help prevent layoffs and help schools with repairs and modernization. -
Gender Identity
Federla government demands schools "must allow transgender students access to such facilities consistent with their gender identity". However, though it is not law, schools who disobey can suffer from lawsuits or loss of federal aid -
The Elementary and Seconday
