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U.S. Supreme Court over rules Plessy v. Ferguson in ruling that "Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal"
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Largely because of the Soviet Union launching Sputnik, science and science education become important concerns in the U.S., resulting in the passage of the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) which authorizes increased funding for scientific research as well as science, mathematics, and foreign language education.
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In the cases of School District of Abington Township, Pennsylvania v. Schempp and Murray v. Curlett, the U. S. Supreme Court rules that "no state law or school board may require that passages from the Bible be read or that the Lord's Prayer be recited in the public schools"
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President Lyndon B. Johnson signed The Civil Rights Act and it becomes law. It prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion or national origin.
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Part of Lyndon Johnson's "War on Poverty," provides federal funds to help low-income students.
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the federal court rules that students with mental retardation are entitled to a free public education
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Prohibits discrimination based on sex in all aspects of education.
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Section 504 of this act guarantees civil rights for people with disabilities in the context of federally funded institutions and requires accommodations in schools including participation in programs and activities as well as access to buildings.
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In addition to changing terminology from handicap to disability, it mandates transition services and adds autism and traumatic brain injury to the eligibility list.
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approved by Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush. The law, which reauthorizes the ESEA of 1965 and replaces the Bilingual Education Act of 1968, mandates high-stakes student testing, holds schools accountable for student achievement levels, and provides penalties for schools that do not make adequate yearly progress toward meeting the goals of NCLB.
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President Obama joins the "too-much-testing" movement and his new plan calls for limiting "standardized testing to no more than 2% of class time."
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President Trump elects Betsy DeVos, a women with little academic experience and credentials, as the Secretary of Education.
