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Samuel A Kirk uses the term "learning disabilities"
Samuel A Kirk uses the term "Learning disabilities" during a conference in Chicago and due to that in 1964 the Association with Learning Disabilities is formed -
Bilingual Education Act
The Bilingual Education Act becomes a Law. Also known as Title VII. -
The Indian Education Act Becomes Law
The law establishes a " comprehensive approach to meeting the unique needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students" -
"Why Johnny Can't Write."
This cover story from Newsweek heat up the debate about national literacy and gives motivation to the back-to-the-basics movement. -
Emergency Immigrant Education Act
This act provided services and offset the cost for school districts that had unexpectedly large numbers of immigrant students. -
Immigration Nationality Act of 1990
This act increased annual immigration to 700,000 adding even more diversity to schools. -
Prop 187
This proposition was voted on in California denying benefits including public education to undocumented illegal aliens. Later the prop was overturned. -
Georgia and their Pre-schools
Georgia became the first state to offer universal preschool to all four year old's. -
"Mental Retardation" changes to "Intellectual Disability"
The American Association on Mental Retardation changes its name to American Association on Intellectual Disability to follow the trend of eliminating "retardation" -
Alabama checks immigration status
Alabama becomes the first state to check the immigration status of students, this was ruled unconstitutional in Plyer v. Doe.
