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Coral Way Elementary School
The influx of Cuban immigrants brought on by the Cuban Revolution inspires the Coral Way Elementary School to become the nations first bilingual ad bicultural school. -
The Civil Rights Act
On July 2 1964 The Civil Rights Act was signed. It was the result of a long fought battle for equality. The Acts purpose was to prohibit discrimination. -
ESEA
President Johnson's war on poverty inspires the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. This act is responsible for the creation of Title I and bilingual education programs. -
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The Civil Rights Act has lead to many important events affecting multicultural education. Head Start was created as an opportunity for early childhood education for low income families. The Immigration Act of 1965 creates in influx of Asians and Latin American immigrants coming into the country and The Coleman Report which sets the tone for busing African American Students to schools where whites only were allowed. -
The Bilingual Education Act
This act mandated that bilingual education was offered in all schools, and the tax payers were going to pay for it. This federally funded program was designed to give students with language barriers the same educational opportunities as everyone else. -
Refugee Act of 1980
President Jimmy Carter signs a bill that reforms our immigration laws to allow those seeking asylum and humanitarian reasons to be allowed to enter the country. The Act was intended to help those who needed resettlement get quickly on their feet here in America and begin a new life. Over 3,000,000 refugees enter our country, placing a demand more than ever for cultural programs and equal educational needs. -
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1990
The first act of this nature since the 1965 Immigration Act.Over 700,000 immigrants come to our country. The Act specifically adds family visas, skilled workers visas and diversity visas offered to immigrants from countries with fewer than 50,000 immigrants the previous 5 years. -
Improving Americas Schools Act (IASA)
This Act, Reauthorizes the ESEA Act of 1965. It focuses on funding for bilingual and immigrant education. Title 1 was reformed, provisions were made for charter schools. -
California Voters Pass Prop 227
This proposition enforces that all public instruction taught in public schools must be taught in English. The Act provided that English Language Learners are part of an intensive, sheltered English immersion program. -
Alabama
To keep track of the costs of educating immigrants. Alabama becomes the first state in the nation to check immigration status of their immigrant students. This was seen as unconstitutional to opponents of the law, and eventually was ruled upon by the supreme court. -
Brown at 60
The Brown vs. Board of Educations 60th anniversary report brings to light the prediction that in the near future minorities enrolled in public schools will out number the amount of caucasian students. It was less than a year later when this prediction came true. We have come along way in 60 years!
