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The Civil Rights Actt becomes law
It prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, or national origin. -
Jerome Bruner's Toward a Theory of Instruction is pulbished.
His views regarding learning help to popularize the cognitive learning theory as an alternative to behaviorism. -
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Pennsylvania
In the case of Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v Pennsylvania, the federal court rules that students with mental retardation are entitled to a free public education. -
The Equal Educational Opportunities Act is passed.
It prohibits discrimination and requires schools to take action to overcome barriers which prevent equal protection. The legislation has been particularly important in protecting the rights of students with limited English proficiency. -
The Education of All Handicapped Children Act (PL 94-142) becomes federal law.
It requires that a free, appropriate public education, suited to the student's individual needs, and offered in the least restrictive setting be provided for all "handicapped" children. States are given until 1978 (later extended to 1981) to fully implement the law. -
Teach for America is formed.
It reastablishes the idea of a National Teachers Corps. -
Jones International University becomes the first university to "exist completely online"
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The Higher Education Act is again amended and reauthorized
It expands the access to higher education for low and middle income students, providing additional funds for graduate studies, and increasing accountability. -
Community Schools v. Seattle School District No 1 and Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education
In the cases of Parents involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No 1 and Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that race cannot be a factor in assigning students to high schools, thus rejecting integration plans in Seattle and Louisville, and possibly affecting similar plans in school districts around the nation. -
The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 provides more than 90-billion dollars for education
Nearly half of which goes to local school districts to prevent layoffs and for school modernization and repair. It includes the Race to the Top initiative, a 4.35-billion-dollar program designed to induce reform in K-12 education.
