Educational Policy Timeline

  • U.S. Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education

    declares the practice of racially segregating public schools unconstitutional
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    Changes in Educational Policy

    Education policy has evolved and made meaningful impacts in US schools over the last 60 years. References:
    Education Policy: A Timeline. (n.d.). http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/policy-priorities/vol24/num01/Education-Policy@-A-Timeline.aspx.
  • Title VI of the Civil Rights Act

    prohibits discrimination in schools based on race, color, or national origin
  • Title I of ESEA

    creates a funding source to assist local schools educating socioeconomically disadvantaged children
  • Higher Education Act of 1965

    authorizes federal aid for post­secondary students
  • Title IX of the Education Amendments Act

    prohibits public schools from discriminating based on sex
  • Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

    prohibits discrimination based on disability in public schools
  • Education for All Handicapped Children Act

    requires public schools to provide a free, appropriate education to students with disabilities
  • US Department of Education Established

    Congress establishes the US Department of Education
  • NCLB

    President George W. Bush implements No Child Left Behind (NCLB), standards-based testing reforms and sanctions against schools not meeting AYP goals
  • Common Core Standards Initiative

    The Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association launch the implementation of Common Core State Standards across the country.