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The General Court of the Massachusetts
The General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony lower lower that every family of 50 families should have an elementary and every family of 100 should have a Latin school. The cause of this was to teach children how to read the bible and receive basic information about their Calvinist. -
The war against Mexico ends with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
which gives the United States almost half of what was then Mexico. This includes all of what is now the U.S. Southwest, plus parts of Utah, Nevada and Wyoming and most of California It also guarantees the continued use of the Spanish language, including in education. Another thing that also happen was that this begins a long tradition of "reform schools," which combine the education and juvenile justice systems.( this one is still a thing in 2020) -
Plessy v.Ferguson
Homer Plessly refuse to sit in blacks only car transportation and white people disagree. when he refused he was arrested. The supreme court issued a decision against Plessly ruling that the Louisiana law did not violate the fourteen amendment.although the Fourteenth Amendment established the legal equality of white and black Americans, it did not and could not require the elimination of all social or other "distinctions based upon color". -
Educational Testing Service
Educational Testing Service is creating making students take test to enter to college, graduate high schools, examine teachers. This are used to keep records. These testing services continued the work of eugenicists like Carl Brigham who did research "proving" that immigrants were not smart. This creates a use impact of public education by grading schools base on students test scores. This also helps prisons to see records on how many young people will end up in the system when they get older. -
Brown v. Board of Education
In each state black students were denied admissions to schools attended by white children under laws requiring or permitting segregation on the basis of race. The plaintiffs appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing that segregated schools are not equal and cannot be made equal.This violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. -
Title IX
Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funding.school under the Title lX are required to create a good environment for students and if they fail to do so they will lose federal founding.This doesn't just fall under public school but private schools and universities. There is nine requirements schools need to follow under this title. -
Education of all Handicapped Children Act
This is to make sure all school receiving federal founds create equal access for student with a disability or mental illness. schools receiving federal founding have to create a plan with the family of the student. They also need to provide administrative procedures for parents to be able to argue if the decisions being made fall under their children needs. schools need to follow four goals so that they are creating a accessible space for students with disabilities and a mental illness. -
Plyler V. Doe
Texas legislature denied enrollment in public education and founds for schools who provide education to students who were not legally admitted to the country. The district court found that while barring undocumented children would save money, it would not necessarily improve the quality of the education. The court then concluded that illegal aliens were entitled to the protection of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and that the Texas legislation violated it.
