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Cuban Immigrant Children Arriving in Miami After the Cuban Revolution
The large number of Cuban immigrant children arriving in Miami after the Cuban Revolution, Coral Way Elementary School starts the first bilingual and bicultural public school in the United States. This program was called Operation Peter Pan. When the children arrived in Miami they were met by representatives of Catholic Charities and they were sent to live with relatives if they had any or were sent to foster homes, orphanages or boarding schools until their parents could leave Cuba. -
Project Head Start
In 1964, the Federal Government created a panel of child development experts to design a program to help communities overcome the barriers of young children living in poverty. The findings of that panel report became the blueprint for Project Head Start. A preschool education program for children from low-income families, begins as an eight-week summer program. -
The Indian Education Act Becomes Law
The Indian Education Act becomes law and establishes "a comprehensive approach to meeting the unique needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students". -
The Equal Educational Opportunities Act is Passed
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 Becomes Federal Law
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was enacted by the United States Congress in 1975. This act required all public schools accepting federal funds to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day for children with physical and mental disabilities. Public schools were required to evaluate handicapped children and create an educational plan with parent input that would emulate as closely as possible the educational experience of non-disabled students. -
The Emergency Immigrant Education Act
The Emergency Immigrant Education Act is enacted to provide services and offset the costs for school districts that have unexpectedly large numbers of immigrant students. -
The University of Phoenix Establishes Their "Online Campus"
The University of Phoenix establishes their "online campus," the first to offer online bachelor's and master's degrees. It becomes the "largest private university in North America." -
Georgia Becomes The First State To Offer Universal Preschool To All Four Year Olds Whose Parents Choose To Enroll Them
Georgia becomes the first state to offer universal preschool to all four year olds whose parents choose to enroll them. More than half of the state's four year olds are now enrolled. -
The Achievement of U.S. Teenagers Continues To Lag Behind That of Their Counterparts in Other Developed Countries, Particularly Those in Asia
The most recent results of the Program for International Student Assessment, released December 2, 2013, show that the achievement of U.S. teenagers continues to lag behind that of their counterparts in other developed countries, particularly those in Asia. -
The Federal Government Tells School Districts "To Allow Transgender Students To Use The Bathroom That Matches Their Gender Identity
The Obama administration issued guidance directing public schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms matching their gender identity. The guidance takes the same approach to the bathroom issue: A school may provide gender-separated facilities but it must allow transgender students access to such facilities consistent with their gender identity. If a school opts for individual stalls it must make them available to all students.
