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G.I. Bill of Rights
Allowed soldiers to go to college to train for a new skill -
Brown vs. Board of Education
All public schools were ordered to desegregate, but not all followed this order -
National Defense Education Act
Encouraged schools to strengthen math, science, and foreign language education -
Supreme Court ruling to outlaw segregation
Schools forced to desegregate -
Project Head Start
Set up schooling for needy preschoolers -
Elementary and Secondary education act
Wanted to improve schools most in need -
Supreme Court forced two schools to combine
One was primarily spanish-speaking, the other primarily english-speaking. Promoted bilingual education. -
Title IX
Promoted gender equality in extracurriculars