Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Civil Rights Act of 1964

1964

Title VI signed into law to end segregation in schools. Schools funding was withdrawn federally and from any other governmental agencies if they discriminated against people of color. Voting rights and other civil rights protections also enhanced (Library of Congress, 2014).

Executive Order 11246

1965

This executive order was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson to allow federal agencies to enforce the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Library of Congress, 2014).

Keyes v. Denver School District (Colorado)

1973

In this ruling, the terms de facto and de jure were defined in terms of segregation within schools (Library of Congress, 2014).

San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez (Texas)

1973

This court ruling decided that education is not a fundamental right, therefore there was no constitutional violation in unequal school funding (Library of Congress, 2014).

Education for All Handicapped Children Act

1975

This law required all public schools to accept federal funding in order to provide equal access to education along with one free meal each day for children with disabilities (Library of Congress, 2014).

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (California)

1978

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (California) decided that it was constitutional for college admissions standards to give preference to minority applicants (Library of Congress, 2014).

Americans with Disabilities Act

1990

The Americans with Disabilities Act established clear guidelines and prohibited discrimination based on disability. This was also applicable in education (Library of Congress, 2014).

Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action

2014

This decision upheld the banning of affirmative action in the decisions admissions to colleges that are publicly funded state colleges (Library of Congress, 2014)