U.S. Education History From 1984-Present Day

By athomas8369

  • Emergency Immigrant Education Act:

    In 1984 the Emergency Immigrant Education Act was enacted. It provides services and helps with costs in schools with very high number of immigrant students.

  • Court case of Edwards v. Aguillard

    The US supreme court strikes down a Louisiana law that requires that creation be taught in schools. This opens the door for more effective evolution teaching however this will forever be an issue as long as there are religious people disputing evolution.

  • The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1990

    This increases immigration by 700,000 making our schools and nation even more diverse.

  • Proposition 187

    A backlash to illegal immigration, proposition 187 denies benefits including public education to undocumented illegal immigrants in California. This Act is later overturned after resistance from ACLU and other groups.

  • No Child Left Behind

    one of the most important and controversial education acts, No Child Left Behind is signed into law by Congress in 2002. The main goal for this act is to level the playing field between schools with low funding and more poverty affected students. It says that every child deserves the same education standards regardless of their situation (ie poverty, minorities). It held schools accountable by putting in place mandated testing.

  • The Reinvestment and Recovery Act

    This Act provides more than 90 million dollars for education. Nearly half of that goes to local school districts to prevent layoffs and for school modernization and repair. It includes the Race to the Top initiative, a 4.35-billion-dollar program designed to induce reform in K-12 education

  • The Common Core State Standards Initiative

    It is an unprecedented effort to jump start our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. The Act is an extraordinary response to promote economic recovery and growth, and includes measures to modernize our nation's infrastructure,

  • 1.1 trillion dollar bipartisan budget bill

    President Obama signs into effect a 1.1. trillion dollar bipartisan budget bill that restores some but not all of the federal budget cuts to federal education programs.

  • Every Student Succeeds

    The ESS act was signed into law by President Obama in 2015. It replaces the No Child Left Behind Act. ESSA includes provisions that will help to ensure success for students and schools. To name a couple highlights of the ESS: Advances equity by upholding critical protections for America's disadvantaged and high-need students. Requires—for the first time—that all students in America be taught to high academic standards that will prepare them to succeed in college and careers.