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Brown V. Board of Education
This ruling was a key to desegregating schools. Integrated schools help close the achievement gap between students of color and white students. It also helps promote diversity acceptance. -
1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act
HeadStart Programs were the successful portion of this act. These programs promote school readiness by giving children ages three to five early access to education. These children would not otherwise get this early education and would be less successful in their school careers, which could impact their lives. As time goes on, there has been mounting evidence proving that children who receive early education are the most successful. -
Public Law 94-142; IDEA
By allowing children with disabilities to learn in schools that provide free education, special education resources, IEPs, and more, they are given the best opportunity to reach their potential. Additionally, regularly developing students are given an opportunity to learn to understand and accept children who are different than themselves. This, in conjunction with the Brown v. Board of Education ruling, students get to be surrounded by diversity and inclusion that shapes them morally. -
No Child Left Behind Act
This act changed education greatly. It defined new standards for teachers to be held to, as well as new standards to hold students, subgroups of students, and schools as a whole to higher levels of rigorous standards. This act has had mixed results, but it has impacted schools greatly and the way we look at which schools are "good" or "bad". -
The Common Core Standards
Common Core Standards have greatly impacted schools. They are a key change in education, as they have brought up a question about who is really going to be in control of education. The teachers in the classroom are now being held responsible for the performance of the students, regardless of outside factors that can be contributing or detracting from the success of students.
