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Brown v. Board of Education
U.S. Supreme Court declares "seperate but equal" school segregation illegal and unconstitutional. -
Little Rock Nine
None students were escorted in by the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army into a previously segregated public school in Arkansas -
Bi-Lingual Education Act
Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act known as the Bilingual Education Act, established federal policy for bilingual education. -
Title IX
A comprehensive federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity. -
IDEA
IDEA is a federal law enacted in 1990 and reauthorized in 1997 and 2004. It is designed to protect the rights of students with disabilities by ensuring that everyone receives a free appropriate public education (FAPE), regardless of ability.