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Engel v Vitale
Supreme Court case, New York Regents Prayer a constitutional violation -
Samuel Kirk's "Learning Disability"
First use of the term learning disability -
Immigration Act of 1965
Lyndon Johnson, flooding of Asian and Hispanic students into American education system -
Indian Education Act
Education programs to meet American Indian and Alaskan Indian unique needs -
Plyler v Doe
Texas cannot deny or charge extra for education for undocumented school age children -
Proposition 187
California ballot inititative stating that undocumented children be denied all government benefits, including education -
Multicultural Education: Transformative Knowledge and Action
James Banks's book is an important contribution to the growing discipline of multicultural education -
Ebonics
The Oakland School District in California causes controversy when it proposes that ebonics be recognized as the native language of African American children -
No Child Left Behind
Legislation signed by George W. Bush, replaced the Bilingual Education Act of 1968, mandates testing and holds school districts to very high standards -
Meredith vs Jefferson County Board of Education
Race cannot be a factor in assigning students to schools, stopping plans to integrate schools more
