Major Events in U.S. Education

By Sam7009

  • Plessy v Ferguson

    Sets the precedent for the term “separate but equal”, allowing for school segregation.

  • Alvarez v the Board of Trustees of the Lemon Grove School District

    First successful desegregation case in the U.S., paving the way for later decisions like Brown v Board.

  • Brown v Board of Education

    Overturned the “separate but equal” decision from Plessy v Ferguson, allowing for desegregation.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1957

    The first federal civil-rights legislation passed post-reconstruction to help with desegregation.

  • Founding of the Association for Children with Learning Disabilities

    Helping children with disabilities get a fair and equal education.

  • Civil Rights Act

    Prohibits discrimination based on race, gender, religion, etc. hoping to help desegregate schools.

  • Indian Education Act

    First significant federal address to the education of the American Indians and the Alaska Native children.

  • Equal Educational Opportunities Act

    Declares that all children regardless of differences have equal opportunities to education.

  • Milliken v Bradley

    Suburbs are not responsible for segregation in city schools, continuing geographic segregation.

  • Regents of the University of California v. Bake

    Strikes down the use of racial quotas in college admissions.