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History of Multicultural Education
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Higher Education Act
Signed at the Southwest Texas State College, the Higher Education Act would benefit students to receive scholarships and student loans from federal aid -
Bilingual Education Act
To be repealed by the No Child Left Behind Act in 2002 -
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
Title IX was established to put an end to discrimination based on sex in all aspects of education. -
Refugee Act of 1980
President Jimmy Carter signs the Refugee Act of 1980 into law which brings about a huge step for immigration reform. This resulted in over three million refugee which included thousands of students with special needs. -
Emergency Immigration Act of 1984
This was brought into law so that the government could provide services and offset costs for school districts facing a heavier population of students that are immigrants. -
University of Phoenix
The University of Phoenix begins their online campus which was the first ever of its kind to offer online Bachelor's and Master's degrees. Known as the largest private university of North America -
Improving America's Schools Act
Signed into law by President Bill Clinton, this Act would increase funding for bilingual and immigrant education; also providing provisions for public charter schools, drop out prevention and educational technology -
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibilty Act of 1996
On September 30th, 1996 President Bill Clinton signed this act into law which prohibits states from offering higher education benefits based on residency within state (in-state tuition) to undocumented immigrants unless the benefit is available to any U.S. citizen -
No Child Left Behind
President George W. Bush signs the No Child Left Behind Act into law which replaces the Bilingual Act of 1968. This would require schools accountability for the progress of each and every student. -
Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting
A mentally disturbed young man named Adam Lanza kills 20 students and 6 adults tragically at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut.
