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1647 (decrees on elementary schools)
In the year 1647 there was a need for more elementary school and where they happen to be located. The court of the Massachusetts's colony demanded that every fifty families there should be an elementary school and that every town of 100 families should have a Latin school. The main goal was to show Puritan children how to read the Bible. -
Native Americans forced to not use native language
Congress makes it illegal for Native Americans to be taught in their native languages. Native children as young as four years old are taken from their parents and sent to off-reservation boarding schools, whose goal, as official put it, is to "kill the Indian to save the man." This would impact the Native American community heavily. -
Plessy V. Ferguson 1896
Plessy v. Ferguson decision. The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the state of Louisiana has the right to require "separate but equal." the decision means that the government recognizes segregation as legal. the biggest result is that southern states pass laws requiring racial segregation in public schools. This would make life even more difficult for students of color in the south. The amount of racial profiling and discrimination was awful. -
education for chinese children 1905
The U.S. Supreme Court requires California to extend public education to the children of Chinese immigrants. this would make it so Chinese children could continue school work normally. -
Native American citizens
An act of Congress makes Native Americans U.S. citizens for the first time. Finally being able to fight for their rights on more equal footing. They were able to fight for better rights as citizens. -
G.I. Bill 1945
At the end of World War 2, the G.I. Bill of Rights gives thousands of working class men college scholarships for the first time in U.S. history. Doing this action would open up jobs for many more people in industries they might have not been able to get into originally. -
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
the Supreme Court sanctioned segregation by upholding the doctrine of "separate but equal." The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People disagreed, challenging the constitutionality of segregation in the Topeka, Kansas, school system. In 1954, the Court reversed its Plessy decision, declaring that "separate schools are inherently unequal." -
Title IX 1972
The title prohibits discrimination based on sex in education program's and other activates receiving federal benefits. This would be a game changer for all students of color and differing sexuality. This would open doors for students to feel more comfortable being themselves. -
Plyler V. Doe 1975
The Texas legislature revised its laws on education so that students who are not legally admitted in to the country can not enroll or receive funds. This would put families into debt or keep children from receiving a education in general. -
Education of all Handicapped Children Act 1975
In 1975 the Education of all Handicapped Children Act was put in place to support states and localities in protecting those who are challenged by disabilities looking for a better life. The act would help the lives of many disabled children and families trying to better their lives.