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Coral Way Elementary School
Located in Dade County, Florida, Coral Way Elementary is the first public bilingual and bi-cultural school in the United States that has educational programs in both Spanish and English. It started to accommodate thousands of children of Cuban refugee families. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act ended segregation in public places and also banned employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin and gender discrimination. The act also prohibited the use of federal funds for any discriminatory program, authorized the Office of Education to assist with school desegregation. -
Immigration Act of 1965
The Immigration Act of 1965, also known as the Hart-Cellar Act, eliminated the National Origins Formula. The effect of this allowed people of all nations on an "equal footing" for immigrating to the United States. As result, this made the classrooms in the United States more diverse. -
The Equality of Educational Opportunity Study (EEOS)
Also known as the "Coleman Study," this study was ordered by the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare to analyze the availability of equal educational opportunities to children with different race, religion, color and national origin. The EEOS data on students include their age, gender, race, ethnic identity, socioeconomic background, attitudes toward learning, education and career goals, and racial attitudes. -
Bilingual Education Act of 1968
The Bilingual Education Act was the first time that congress had endorsed funding for bilingual education. The act ordered schools to provide bilingual education programs to minority students. -
Case of Lau v. Nichols
The San Francisco school district failed to provide English language instruction to Chinese-American students who had limited English proficiency. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the district violated the Civil Rights Act and also the Fourteenth Amendment. The court ruled that the students, even if they do not understand English, need to be given equal access to education. -
Milliken v. Bradley
According to the District Court, schools in the Detroit, Michigan were racially imbalanced. The court's solution was to redraw the lines the attain racial balance within the schools. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the suburbs outside the district were not responsible for segregation withing the city schools. Furthermore, bringing students from Detroit to suburban schools were not required by the law. -
National Association of Bilingual Education
The National Association of Bilingual (NABE) is founded. The NABE is a non-profit organization that advocates for educational justness and excellence for bilingual/multilingual students in global society. -
The Refugee Act of 1980
The Refugee Act reforms immigration laws to accept refugees for humanitarian reasons and to assist them to achieve economic after arriving in the United States. This includes many children with special needs and issues to his/her classrooms. The act was signed by President Carter. -
Emergency Immigrant Education Act of 1984
The Emergency Immigrant Education Act was passed by the 98th U.S. Congress to provide services and offset the costs for school districts that have a large number of immigrant children enrolled in school.
