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Plessy V. Ferguson
In Plessy V. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the law is that "Separate but Equal" is constitutional. This is the law that said providing a legal justification to socially and physically separate African Americans from white in Schools and Society. -
Brown V. Board of Education
In 1954 the United States Supreme Court decided that "separate but equal" was "inherently unequal." Due to this care it made school integrated and make it that African American kids and white kids would go to the same schools. This was very controversial in southern states. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was a cornerstone of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “War on Poverty.” This act is to help educated the public, and by educating the they would be able to get better jobs and not be in poverty. -
IDEA Act
President Gerald Ford signed into law the Education for All Handicapped Children(Public Law 94-142), now known as (IDEA). In adopting this landmark civil rights measure, Congress opened public school doors for millions of children with disabilities and laid the foundation of the country’s commitment to ensuring that children with disabilities have opportunities to develop their talents, share their gifts, and contribute to their communities. -
No Child Left Behind Act
In 2002 President George W. Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act. tied allocation of federal monies to rigorous and highly public school accountability for raising traditionally underserved students’ academic achievement. It came about as a reauthorization of earlier legislation aimed at providing federal aid to public schools.
