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Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act enforces the prohibition of discrimination due to race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin. This law brings integration of currently segregated schools and places of education into question. -
Equality of Education Opportunity Study
This study pushed for African American students to start integrating into schools that had been strongly segregated. This study was authored by James S. Coleman, a sociologist from Columbia who originally published his research on the integration of multiracial students in a journal entitled, "The Coleman Report," where he explained the educational growth benefit of students to have racially diverse peers rather than peers of the same race and culture. -
Bilingual Education Act
The Bilingual Education Act was the first federal bill signed into law addressing the needs of students who had trouble speaking english.This was the begining of more bills that would give minorities an equal education,(Stewner-Manzanares, 1998) -
Indian Education Act
The United States government recognized that he unique needs and accommodations of Native American and Alaskan Native students were not being met, bringing to life the "Indian Education Act." This Act helped aid students with unique cultures and language styles as well as aided with educational grants. -
Title IV of the Education Amendment of 1972
Title IV prohibits the the discrimination of a student who is enrolled in a federally funded school to participate in an activity or education due to sex. This is a big step for woman in the fight for equality, since from a young age woman were not allowed to participate in many educational activities, such as sports, with men. -
Education of All Handicapped Children Act
tates were given until 1981 to fully incorporate this Act to guarantee that all children, despite any handicap, had an equal right to education as any other child. -
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
IDEA ensure that all children with disabilities are entitled to a free and equal public education that will meet their individual needs. -
National Association of Bilingual Education
The National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) is a non-profit organization that works to advocate for education equity for bilingual and multilingual students. -
No Child Left Behind Act
This Act is now a law due to the signing of President Bush in 2002 and replaces the Bilingual Act of 1968. Referred to as NCLB, this law is important because it hold schools to a high standard and penalizes schools for failing to uphold student progress. -
Every School Succeeds Act
Replacing No Child Left Behind Act, President Obama signs a law to allow more state control in judging school quality. This act is to ensure every child is successful in their educational journey.
