Multi-Cultural Education since 1965

By StephanieDelacruz1112

  • Bilingual Education Act of 1968

    Bilingual Education Act of 1968
    Bilingual Education Act of 1968
    Also referred to as Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; Public Law 90-247 This was the first federal legislation to address the educational needs of students with limited English speaking ability.

  • Alexander v Holmes County Board of Education

    Alexander v Holmes County Board of Education
    [Alexander v Holmes County Board of Education](ALEXANDER v. HOLMES COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION)ALEXANDER v. HOLMES COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
    Mr. Justice Brennan, speaking for a unanimous Court, said: "The time for mere 'deliberate speed' has run out ....' The burden on a school today is to come forward with a plan that promises realistically to work, and promises realistically to work now.' - See more at: http://

  • Bob Jones University v U.S.

    Bob Jones University v U.S.
    Bob Jones University v U.S. The IRS officially revoked the university’s tax-exempt status on January 19, 1976. (Cloud, 2015)

  • Lau v. Nichols

    Lau v. Nichols
    Lau v. Nichols "every student brings to the starting line of his educational career different advantages and disadvantages caused in part by social, economic and cultural background, created and continued completely apart from any contribution by the school system"; (Supreme Court of The United States, 1074).

  • Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

    Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
    [Regents of the University of California v. Bakke](Regents of the University of California v. Bakke) In a split decision, the Supreme Court ruled that although race may be a factor in determining admission to public educational institutions, it may not be a sole determining factor.

  • Riddick v. School Board of the City of Norfolk, Virginia

    Riddick v. School Board of the City of Norfolk, Virginia
    Riddick v. School Board of the City of Norfolk, Virginia
    ... the School Board of the City of Norfolk has satisfied its affirmative duty to desegregate, racial discrimination through official action has been eliminated from the system ...
    The federal court finds that once a school district meets the Green factors, it can be released from its desegregation plan and returned to local control (SPLC, 2015)

  • United States v. Fordice

    United States v. Fordice
    United States v. Fordice Race neutral actions do not soley fulfill the legal obligations of desegration.

  • Prop 187 Approved in California

    Prop 187 Approved in California
    Migration News Although this proposition had 5 major components regarding illegal immigration, one significant change was placing responsiblity on public schools K-12 to verify immigration status prior to enrolling students.

  • Hopewood v Texax

    Hopewood v Texax
    Hopwood v Texas
    Cheryl Hopwood argued that race should not be taken into consideration for university admission when she discovered that she was passed over in favor of minority candidates whose test scores and grades were less than her own.

  • Arizona Prop 203

    Arizona Prop 203
    Adopted by Arizona voters
    Proposition 203
    English Language Education for Children in Public Schools
    "Requires that all public school instruction be conducted in English. Children not fluent in English shall normally be placed in an intensive one-year English immersion program to teach them the language as quickly as possible while also learning academic subjects...."