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ACT Test
The ACT test is first administered. -
Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges was the first African American to attend William Frantz Elementary, becoming a class of only one after the students of all the caucasian students remove them from the 1st-grade class. -
Cuban Immigrants
Coral Way Elementary school becomes the first bilingual and bicultural public school after Cuban immigrant children arrive in Miami. -
Civil Rights
A law prohibiting discrimination based on a person's race, color, gender, religion, or national origin. -
Stop the ban of books
Board of Education vs. Pico stops administrators from banning books from the library because they find them offensive. -
Women enroll in Columbia
Columbia college lets women enroll as undergraduates, making it the last Ivy School to become coed. -
Phoenix goes online
The University of Phoenix becomes the first to offer bachelor's and master's degrees online. -
City Academy High School
The nation's first charter school opens in St. Paul Minnesota. -
No Child Left Behind
No Child Left Behind is approved and signed into law by President Bush. -
Higher Education Act
Higher Education Act is amended and reauthorized, giving access to low and middle income students -
Monkey Trial
In the case of Kitzmiller vs. Dover Area School District, teaches element design as an alternative to evolution, violating the First Amendment. -
Milestone reached
The minority of students enrolled in K-12 outnumber non-Hispanic Caucasians. Reaching a demographic milestone. -
Transgender bathrooms
The federal government states transgenders will be allowed to use restrooms matching their identity. Those who do not comply may result in lawsuits or loss of federal aid. A few months later a Texas judge signs injunction allowing schools to opt-out. -
National Walkout Day
Students protest gun violence on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting. -
COVID-19
World Health Organization declares COVID-19 a pandemic. National emergency is declared, schools are closed.