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In response to the large number of Cuban immigrant children arriving in Miami after the Cuban Revolution the school started teaching student in English half day, and Spanish half day.
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Today, nearly one-half of all students in the U.S. who receive special education have been identified as having learning disabilities.
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It prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion or national origin.
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Part of Lyndon Johnson's "War on Poverty," it provides federal funds to help low-income students, which results in the initiation of educational programs such as Title I and bilingual education.
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Prohibits discrimination and requires schools to find ways to overcome barriers to learning for all students.
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Reforms immigration law to admit refugees for humanitarian reasons, thus more than 3 million refugees come to the United States, bringing children with special needs and issues to the classroom.
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Changes the terminology from handicap to disability, as well as adding Autism and Traumatic Brain Injury to the covered eligibility list.
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This book contributes to the growing body of knowledge of the importance of multicultural education.
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Using RTI as an early identification of students with possible LD. Using a three tiered model, the hope is to reduce those who need special education services.
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For the first time, minority students outnumber non-Hispanic Caucasian students. This would indicate there is a growing trend toward equitable distribution among the racial makeup of the students in the United States.
