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Events in Multicultural Education
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Mendez v. Westminster: Desegregating California's Schools
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/osi04.soc.ush.civil.mendez/mendez-v-westminster-desegregating-californias-schools/
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Brown vs Board of Education
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The Bilingual Education Act
http://immigrationinamerica.org/379-bilingual-education-act-of-1968.htmlHelped provide funds for bulingual programs in schools. -
The individuals with Disabilities Education Act
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/idea35/index.htmlEnsures that children with disabilities get free, appropriate public school education. -
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT
Click here for articleNo Child Left Behind Act holds schools accountable for the success of their students. (A revision of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education act).
