Significant events in Multicultural Education

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education
    U.S. Supreme Court declares "seperate but equal" school segregation illegal and unconstitutional.
  • Little Rock Nine

    Little Rock Nine
    None students were escorted in by the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army into a previously segregated public school in Arkansas
  • Bi-Lingual Education Act

    Bi-Lingual Education Act
    Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act known as the Bilingual Education Act, established federal policy for bilingual education.
  • Title IX

    Title IX
    A comprehensive federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity.
  • IDEA

    IDEA
    IDEA is a federal law enacted in 1990 and reauthorized in 1997 and 2004. It is designed to protect the rights of students with disabilities by ensuring that everyone receives a free appropriate public education (FAPE), regardless of ability.