History of Multicultural Education

  • Rudy Bridges

    Rudy Bridges
    Ruby Bridges was the first African American to attend an all white school in New Orleans. This opened the opportunity for other African American children to receive a proper education.
  • Engel V. Vitale

    Engel V. Vitale
    This was the case that said official state prayers are not required in public schools. This was impactful because it took to consideration of the people who were not religious into account.
  • Coral Way Bilingual Elementary School

    Coral Way Bilingual Elementary School
    First bilingual and bicultural public school opens in Date County, Florida. This gave the opportunities for all the Cuban immigrant children the chance to get an education in the United States.
  • Project Head Start

    Project Head Start
    Project Head Start is an anti-poverty program for children of low income families. Which helps all cultural children to get a head start in the summer no matter your income or race.
  • Immigration act of 1965

    Immigration act of 1965
    This act stopped immigration quotas causing an increase number of asians and Latin Americans immigrating to the United States. This increase the diversity in the American classrooms.
  • Equality fo Education Opportunity Study

    Equality fo Education Opportunity Study
    This study used a social study that concluded African American children benefit from integrated schools. This is impactful because this is the start of belief of desecration in schools.
  • First Magnet School

    First Magnet School
    McCarver Elementary school becomes the first Magnet school in the United States. This was impactful event because it was the first public school that offer special instruction and programs to public communities of all cultures.
  • Diana V. California State Board

    Diana V. California State Board
    A law that require special education placement test to be given in the student primary language if needed. This helped students of all cultures to get tested on their knowldege not their ability to read in english.
  • Equal Education Opportunities Act

    Equal Education Opportunities Act
    Stopped discrimination in schools and required all schools to give equal protection to all students no matter their culture or race. This was a leap forward for multicultural education to advancement by giving protection for all students especially for non English speaking students.
  • National Association of Bilingual Education

    National Association of Bilingual Education
    An American advocacy group that trains teachers to be able to help students learn English as a second language. This benefits multicultural education because it helps them learn the dominant language in the United States.