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Brown vs Board of Education
This Supreme Court decision reversed the 1896 case which instituted "Separate But Equal" schools in the United States.As a result schools all across the American South were forced to de-segregate. It was one of the landmark cases of the Civil Rights Movement. -
National Defense Education Act
Signed into law by President Dwight Eisenhower to strengthen students' knowledge of math and science to strengthen national defense due to threat of Soviet Union -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
This act enlisted the federal government's help in providing an equal education opportunity for poor children. It was part of President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, one of the most comprehensive social programs in American history. -
Lau v Nichols
This Supreme Court Case mandated that schools offer linguistic minority children assistance in learning English. The decision was somewhat arbitrary and the issue remains contreversial. -
No Child Left Behind Act
Signed by President George W. Bush, this act requires annual statewide reading and math assessments and sanctions for schools failing to make adequate yearly progress. This event marked the beginning of the Standards Movement.
