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President Lyndon Johnson passes the ESEA which sets aside federal monies to fund Title 1 and bilingual education. It is part of President Johnson's "War on Poverty".
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In response to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equality of Education Opportunity Study (aka The Coleman Report) is put forth and determines that black students are better served in integrated schools.
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This law recognized and addressed that Native Americans and Native Alaskan students had unique needs that were not being met and took steps to address those needs.
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The Equal Educational Opportunities Act confronted discrimination and inequalities in schools and tackled barriers that prevented equal rights among students (e.g. language barriers).
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This act required that children with physical and mental disabilities be provided with an appropriate level of free public education.
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Prevented schools from removing books from their library because they disagreed with the content.
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President Bush passes the first major changes to immigration law since 1965, increasing the number of immigrants annually 700,000. This has a significant impact on student body demographics.
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President Clinton signs into law legislation that reauthorizes and improves the ESEA of 1965. It provides additional funding to underprivileged students and the Title 1 program.
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Proposition 227 required schools in California to teach all classes in English, eliminated bilingual classes and reduced support structures for students who had Limited English Proficiency.
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The Minnesota State High School League adopts a formal policy to open up girls sports to transgender student-athletes. This progresses rights for students with non-conformative gender identity.
