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Coral Way Elementary School starts the first bilingual and bicultural public school.
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The Elementary and Secondary Education Act is passed on April 9. It provides federal funds to help low income students.
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The Bilingual Education Act, known as Title VII, becomes law.
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Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 becomes law. It prohibits discrimination based on sex.
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The Equal Educational Opportunities Act is passed. It requires schools to prevent inequality in all forms.
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The Emergency Immigrant Education Act is enacted to provide services for districts with large numbers of immigrant students.
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The Improving America's Schools Act is signed into law. It increased funding for bilingual education and drop out prevention.
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Proposition 227 passes in California, requiring all public schools to teach exclusively in English.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race cannot be a factor in assigning students to high schools.
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Minority studetns in public schools, grades K-12, outnumber non-Hispanic Caucasian students.
