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This program was established to provide early childhood edcuation, health, nutrition and parent involvement services to low income preschoolers.
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Federally funded program which sent students from disadvantaged families to college. 2/3's of the students sent to college had to come from families with low incomes and neither of their parents could have graduated from college.
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Championed by Johnson, the goal was to shorten the achievement gaps between rich and poor students offering everyone a fair and equal education.
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Legislation mandated that all schools were required to be modified for handicap access.
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An international educational foundation responsible for educating students worldwide.
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Banned sex discrimination in all federally funded educational institutions.
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Mandated that English as a second language must be offered to students with limited English language proficiency.
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Students with disabilities were provided free and appropriate education that is tailored to their individual needs.
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The idea of differentiated learning is born.
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This was a government report that contributed to a growing concern that American schools were not functioning properly and failing students. It contributed to making reforms in education at all levels.
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Funding is provided to school districts having disproportionate numbers of immigrant students.
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This started a wave of charter school openings across the United States. These schools offered alternative choices in education for students of all kinds. Currently 1000's of students are enrolled in charter schools.
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The use of technology in classrooms is more prevalent.
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The use of the internet opens the door for information accessability.
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The United nations established the MDG's which aimed to eradicate poverty and decrease inequalities among people around the world. One of these goals aimed to give every child an opportunity to attend primary school. This resulted in an enormous push in developing countries to give children more opportunities to attend schools.
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A reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Ecuation Act including Title 1.
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K-12 becomes an official company.
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90 billion dollars allocated to prevent lay-offs and for school modernization and repair.
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Initiative to lanuch a standardized curriculum that will be adopted nationwide.
