Education

By leachan
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    Education Issues 1950s to Today

  • 1950s

    Brown vs. Education passed in Supreme Court.
    Desegregation in public schools.
    "Seperate, but unequal" Plessy vs. Ferguson 1896

  • 1960s

    East Los Angeles Walkouts
    Students from five L.A. high schools protest against the school board.
    36 complaints including structural conditions of buildings, tracking, and curriculum.
    By end of week, 10-15,000 supporters.

  • 1970s

    Busing to desegregate backfires.
    Students driven outside their community in an effort to uphold Brown vs. Education.
    What is priority? Diversity or Education?
    "White Flight"—parents push children into private schools. City of Pasadena, CA. court ordered to desegregate. Resulting in 63 private schools educating 33% of schoolchildren. 16% of Whites attended public schools.

  • 1980s

    Proposition 13 passed in California in effort to restrain rising property taxes.
    Local funds for schools arrested. State now provides funding. Huge loss in spending on education.
    Wealthier districts keep their taxes which results in significantly higher per-student funds.

  • 1990s

    Affirmative Action Contested across the country.
    California enacts Proposition 209: State ban on all forms of affirmative action. Prop 98: Money for K-12 schools and Community Colleges. Short fall for UC and CSUs.
    Prop 111: If state is short on funds, can make cuts with promise to make up funding later.

  • 2000s

    No Child Left Behind

  • 2010

    Race To The Top (RTT)
    Common Core Standards