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Timeline of Multicultural Education

By EllaSundevil21

  • The First Bilingual and Bicultural School

    The First Bilingual and Bicultural School
    In 1963, Coral Way Elementary School in Miami, Florida starts the first bilingual and bicultural school. This was in response to the large number of Cuban immigrant children arriving into the US.

  • The Civil Rights Act

    The Civil Rights Act
    The Civil Rights Act becomes law. The law was made to prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

  • The Immigration Act of 1965

    The Immigration Act of 1965
    President Lyndon B. Johnson signed The Immigration Act of 1965 into law, abolishing the National Origins Formula. The abolishment resulted in making American classrooms more diverse, welcoming a large number of Latin American and Asian American students into classrooms.

  • Assassination of MLK Jr.

    Assassination of MLK Jr.
    One of the prime Civil Rights activists, Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. Shortly after, Martin Luther King Day was made a Federal holiday landing on the third Monday in January. The holiday is to remember Dr. King's life and legacy.

  • The Indian Education Act

    The Indian Education Act
    The Indian Education Act is enacted into law. The law ensures that the unique needs for Alaska Native and Native American students are met in an efficient way.

  • The Equal Educational Opportunities Act

    The Equal Educational Opportunities Act
    The act becomes a law. The law is made to protect the rights of students with limited English proficiency.

  • The Refugee Act

    The Refugee Act
    The Refugee Act was a build-on of the Immigration Act of 1965. The act was signed into law by former President Jimmy Carter. With this law in motion, it brought thousands of Haitian and Cuban immigrants to Florida.

  • The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1990

    The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1990
    The act resulted in an annual increase of 700,000 immigrants. This resulted in adding more diversity to schools in the US.

  • Proposition 187

    Proposition 187
    California voters passed Proposition 187 in backlash to undocumented immigrants entering the US. This resulted in benefit denial (public education) to illegal immigrants in CA.

  • Multicultural Education: Transformative Knowledge and Action by James Banks

    Multicultural Education: Transformative Knowledge and Action by James Banks
    Banks's book was a significant piece of writing, because it contributed to the multiculturalism in education. His book was about educating citizens within a multicultural society.