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Plessy v. Ferguson
Homer Plessy decided to ride a bus that was for whites only. He described himself as “seven-eighths Caucasian and one-eighth African blood". He was arrested, after this case went to the supreme court they ruled that this did not violate the 14th amendment. This shined the light on what the public perceived as "separate but equal. It got people thinking about what the meaning of those words should be! -
Brown v. Board of Education
This is another event like Homer v. Plessy in which the 14 amendment of "separate but equal" is put into question. Oliver Brown tried sending his daughter Linda Brown into their local elementary school but was denied because it was an "all white" school. Brown argued that the two different school did not receive the same quality in education. The court came to the conclusion that the segregation caused african american children to feel more discouraged about receiving their education. -
Title IX
This was the federal civil rights law that that provided equal educational opportunities within all genders. This being said it is important to know this applies to everything from sports teams to scholarships. This was a huge accomplishment for the modern day American to really see the potential within everyone. This law encouraged women to know they can be more independent than previously. -
Education of all Handicapped Children Act
This educational law was set in place in order to give people with disabilities better educational opportunities. There was already a couple cases talked about involving children struggling with special needs at the time before this law was set in place. This act required public schools to tailor students education for students with physical and mental disabilities. This law helped set aside more funds to help the states educate students with disabilities. -
Pyler v. Doe
In this case the Texas legislator revised the law about how children who are not "legally admitted" into the country were not able to enroll into public school. Within the ruling the Texas legislation violated the Equal Protection Clause. The argument on the funding of education being effected negatively on the education of immigrants was not backed up in any way and could not be proven. It was a stretch for them to say that immigrants had the priority of receiving a free education.
