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First African American Girl to Attend a Caucasian School
Ruby Bridges becomes the first African American girl to attend a school that is all white. Parents of the Caucasian students eventually pulled their kids from those classes to separate them. She paved the way for integrating schools. -
Coleman Report
This study was named after it's author James Coleman. This is also known as the Equality of Educational Opportunity Study. This all started with the Civil Rights Act in 1964, which eventually paved the way for busing children of whom are African American so that schools can become more integrated and not segregated. -
Diana v. California State Board
New laws resulted from this case that required those who administered assessments to children who were thought to potentially have special educational needs to be tested in their primary language. -
First Handheld Calculator
Texas Instruments releases its first handheld calculator on the market, making solving math problems less time-consuming and less difficult. -
Indian Education Act
This act was introduced to better meet the unique needs of American Indian students. The office of Indian Education was established. -
The Education of All Handicapped Children's Act
This law establishes that all handicapped children are entitled to a free public education just like anyone else. -
Plyer v. Doe
Rules that a law in Texas refusing access to free public education to undocumented immigrant children is in violation of the 14th amendment to the constitution, and tuition cannot be charged to these children. -
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1990
Amount of immigrants allowed to enter the U.S. is increased to 700,000 per year, which not only adds people of more diverse cultures to society but to schools as well. More visas are issued to allow for a more diverse America. -
No Child Left Behind
President George W. Bush signs NCLB into law which requires more standardized testing and holds schools responsible for successes and failures of students based on test performance. -
Rollback of Obama Era Transgender Protections
President Donald J. Trump takes back protections established by former President Barrack Obama to protect the rights of transgender students to use the bathroom that fits their gender identity. This is still a work in progress and may not pass.
