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Reading Bible Passages and Recitation of Lord's Prayer in Public Schools is No Longer Allowed
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that reading bible passages and reciting the Lord's Prayer in public schools violates the First Amendment (even if individual students are excused from participating) in the Engel v. Vitale case, and reaffirms this. -
First Bilingual and Bicultural Public School is Started in the U.S.
Coral Way Elementary School starts the U.S' first bilingual and bicultural public school in repsonse to the influx of Cuban immigrant children coming to Miami after the Cuban Revolution. -
Civil Rights Act is Passed as a Public Law
Congress passes the Civil Rights Act as law which prohibits discrimiation based on race, religion, color, sex, and/ or national origin. -
ESEA is Passed
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) provided federal funds to aid low-income students which resulted in the making of other educational programs such as Title I and bilingual education. -
Bilingual Education Act Becomes Law
The Bilingual Education Act, also Title VII, becomes law but causes controversy. It is later repealed in 2002 and replaced by The No Child Left Behind Act. -
Indian Education Act Becomes Law
The Indian Education Act becomes law and creates an approach to meeting the unique needs of American Indian and Alaska Native Students. -
Title IX of Education Amendment Becomes Law
Prohibits discrimination based on sex in all areas of education including sports. -
Emergency Immigration Act is Enacted
Provides services and offsets costs for school that have unexpected large numbers of immigrant students. -
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1990
Increased annual immigration to 700,000 adding to diversity of the country and it's schools, and provided visas to specific individuals who met the criterion. -
California Voters Pass Proposition 187
Prop. 187 denied benefits that included public education to undocumented immigrants in California. It was challenged and eventually overturned. -
California Voters Pass Proposition 227
Required for all public school instruction to be in English. This law withstood legal challenges and was not overturned or repealed. -
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Race Cannot Be a Factor in Assigning High Schools
Rejected race integration plans in Seattle and Louisville, and possibly in other schools arounf the country. -
Demographic Milestone is Reached
Minority students enrolled in K-12 now out number non- HIspanic caucasion students in public school classrooms. -
Higher Education Act is Ammended and Reauthorized
Expanded acces to higher education for low and middle income students, provided additional funds for graduate studies, and increased accountability.
