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The Association for Children with Learning Disabilities is an early step towards awareness of disabilities. It becomes easier to address a cause when it has a name.
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Coral Way Elementary School saw a need for a new curriculum when there was an increase in Cuban students. They became the first school in the United States to be bilingual and bi cultural.
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The Education and Secondary Education Act supported low income families. It led to the initiation of new educational programs.
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The Bilingual Education Act shows a change in thinking in terms of multicultural education. Later becomes the No Child Left Behind Act.
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The Indian Education Act was put in place to address the needs of Native Americans. This law brought the minority race of Native Americans a more inclusive experience.
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The Rehabilitation Act protects the rights of those with disabilities. Encourages schools to be more inclusive of those with disabilities.
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Fought for the inclusion of non English speaks in the curriculum.
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The Education of all Handicap Children Act became law. It protected handicap children's education.
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James Bank's book is published. Adds to the available literature on multicultural education.
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A demographic milestone is reached when minority students in k-12 public schools outweigh non Hispanic Caucasians.
