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The Civil Rights Act Becomes A Law
This act prohibited any kind of discrimination based on race, gender, religion, national origin, and color. This meant that discrimination was not allowed in the school setting and everyone was of equal learning value. -
The Indian Education Act Becomes Law
This law required for unique needs to be made for American Indian and Alaska Native students. This act is the only comprehensive Federal Indian Education legislation that deals with American Indian education from pre-school to graduate-level education. It also reflects the diversity of government involvement in Indian Education. -
Federal Judge Arthur Garrity Orders Busing
This event was where Arthur Garrity ordered busing of African American students to predominantly white schools in order to achieve racial integration of public schools in Boston, MA. He issued his 152 page order desegregating public schools in Boston, that angered many white parents who started to protest. -
The Refugee Act
This act was signed in to law by President Jimmy Carter that reforms immigration law to admit refugees for humanitarian reasons and results in the resettlement of more that three-million refugees in the U.S. This included many children who bring special needs and issues to their classrooms. -
The Emergency Immigrant Education Act
This act provided services and offset the costing for school districts that have unexpectedly large numbers of immigrants in attendance. This also meant that the program makes grants to provide supplementary educational services (English language instruction, other bilingual educational services, and special materials and supplies) to eligible students. -
Wallace v. Jaffree
This case was where the U.S. Supreme Court found that Alabama statutes authorizing silent prayer and teacher-lead voluntary prayer in public school violate the First Amendment. This meant that students were not being allowed to have their freedom of their religion in their schools. -
The Immigration and Nationality Act
This act provided family-sponsored visas, employment-based visas for priority workers, skilled workers, and "advanced professionals". This act increased annual immigration to 700,000, which added diversity to our nation and our schools. -
"Multcultural Education: Transformative Knowledge and Action" book
This book was written James Banks that made an important contribution to the body of scholarship regarding multiculturalism in education. In this book he demonstrates the ways in which the current multicultural education movement is both connected to and a continuation of earlier movements. -
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
This act was approved by Congress and signed in to law by President George W. Bush. It reauthorizes the ESEA of 1965 and the Bilingual Education Act of 1968. It mandates high-stakes student testing, holds schools accountable for student achievement levels, and provides penalties towards schools that do not make progress in meeting the goals of NCLB. -
A Demographic Milestone is Reached
In the fall of 2014, minority students enrolled in K-12 public school classrooms outnumbered non-Hispanic Caucasians. This meant that the number of minorities in the educational system has increased tremendously.