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Arrival of the Mayflower
The Mayflower arrives at Cape Cod, bringing the "Pilgrims" who establish the Plymouth Colony. Many of the Pilgrims are Puritans who fled religious persecution. Their religious views came to dominate education in the New England colonies.
This impacted multicultural education because it was the first event of broadening the spectrum of education. As a result the New England colonies gained a new perspective of religion, this is the beginning of transforming the system of education. -
Opening of first the Indian boarding school
The first Indian boarding school opens in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, with the goal of assimilating Indian children into the mainstream culture. Some saw the opening of the school as noble, many view the legacy to be one of "cultural dislocation."
This impacted the development of multicultural education because this was an act of adding more culture and diversity by incorporating Indian culture into mainstream education. As a result, this changed the system of education for a period of time. -
Arrival of first biligiual and bicultural school
After the Cuban revolution,there is an arrival of a large amount of cuban immigrant children. As a result, the Coral Way Elementary School starts the first bilingual and bicultural public school in the United States.
Due to the flood of immigrants, the platform of schooling was transformed with the creation of schools to cater to the newfound diversity and culture. -
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) is passed
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act is passed as a part of Lyndon Johnson's "War on Poverty,". Its primary purpose is to provide federal funds to help low-income students. This results in the initiation of educational programs such as bilingual education. This is significant regarding the development of multicultural education due to the fact that is act provides funding allowing schools to incorporate more diversity in their school environment and among their student body. -
Lyndon Johnson signs the Immigration Act of 1965
Lyndon Johnson signs the Immigration Act of 1965, also known as the Hart-Cellar Act. It abolishes the National Origins Formula and results in unprecedented numbers of Asians and Latin Americans immigrating to the United States, making America's classrooms much more diverse.
This is significant because adding racial diversity in school environments enables White students to understand the ways in which their history and the histories of other racial and ethnic groups are tightly connected -
Federal Judge Arthur Garrity orders busing of African American students
Federal Judge Arthur Garrity orders busing of African American students to predominantly white schools in order to achieve racial integration of public schools in Boston, MA. White parents protest, particularly in South Boston.
This is significant because although there are many strides being taken to diversity and reinvent the schooling system and its courses, there are still people who disagree with the progress being made in transforming the way white students view their own history. -
The Equal Educational Opportunities Act is passed
The Equal Educational Opportunities Act is passed. It prohibits discrimination and requires schools to take action to overcome obstacles that prevent equal protection. The legislation has been particularly important in protecting the rights of students with limited English proficiency. This impacted the progression of multicultural education because this act enabled students of different cultures to freely immerse themselves in predominantly white schools. -
James Banks' book, Multicultural Education: Transformative Knowledge and Action is published
James Banks' book, Multicultural Education: Transformative Knowledge and Action, makes an important contribution to the growing body of scholarship regarding multiculturalism in education.
This impacted the progression of multicultural education because his book connected the current movement of multicultural education to earlier movements that fought for liberation and freedom. -
U.S. Supreme Court ruling
In the cases of Parents involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No 1 and Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race cannot be a factor in assigning students to high schools. This is significant regarding the development of multicultural education because allowing this allowed racial equality for their students of color and to help mainstream White students develop diverse perspectives on the development of the United States -
The Civil Rights Project report is published
The Civil Rights Project report, Brown at 60: Great Progress, a Long Retreat, and an Uncertain Future, is published on May 15. It shows a decline in non-Hispanic Caucasian students, a large increase in Latino students, and the growth of segregation, both by race and poverty. This report impacted the development of multicultural education because it showed that although strides were being made to end discrimination and diversify the student body of schools and the curriculum taught by teachers.
