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Law prohibits discrimination based on race, ethnicity, sex, religion, color, and national origin.
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A Preschool education program was created to give children from low-income families an opportunity to expand their education over an 8 week summer session. Attributed to the War on Poverty.
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Children with learning disabilities are given "adequate alternative educational services suited to the child's needs, which may include special education . . ."
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The Indian Education Act becomes a law stating that "a comprehensive approach to meeting the unique needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students"
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National Association of Bilingual Education is founded
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Supreme Court denies a Louisiana ruling that creation science be taught along side evolution.
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President Clinton signs this act into a law prohibiting states from offering higher education benefits to in-state students who are undocumented and/or illegal immigrants.
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No Child Left Behind act is signed into law replacing the Bilingual Education Act.
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Barack Obama becomes the first black man to lead the USA as President.
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increasing minorities leads to the growth of segregation of Lations in central cities and suburbs.
