Student body diversity

History of Multicultural Education

  • "Learning Disabilities"

    "Learning Disabilities"
    In 1963, Samuel A. Kirk delivered an exemplary speech at a education conference which brought to awareness students whom he properly diagnosed as scholars with "learning disabilities." He was well known for his various breakthroughs in social policy to begin the process of helping students with learning disabilities.
  • First Bilingual & Bicultural Schools

    First Bilingual & Bicultural Schools
    After a large excess of immigrating Cuban children and families transferred into Miami, Florida, Coral Way Elementary became the first primary institution to begin instructing lesson plans in both Spanish and English.
  • The Equality of Educational Opportunity Study

    The Equality of Educational Opportunity Study
    The Equality of Educational Opportunity Study, also known as the Coleman Study is administered in reference Civil Rights Act of 1964 in hopes of assessing the amount of inequality in the distribution of knowledge and opportunity of knowledge. It believed that if students , specifically African American students, were integrated into primarily white schools, they would benefit greatly from their education.
  • The First Magnet School

    The First Magnet School
    McCarver Elementary School in Tacoma, Washington becomes the United States first Magnet School. Magnet School offer student a more "hands-on" education through a specific curriculum.
  • The Equal Educational Opportunities Act

    The Equal Educational Opportunities Act
    The Equal educational Opportunities Act is passed. The act prohibits deliberate segregation caused by the institutions based on race , gender or ethnic origin. It primarily focused on helping students who struggled becoming literate in English.
  • The National Association of Bilingual Education

    The National Association of Bilingual Education
    The National Association of Bilingual Education is founded. The organization helped advocate for students who were limited by their primary language to learn in the global society which is our education system.
  • First Personal Computer

    First Personal Computer
    IBM, International Business Machines, introduces the first personal computer (PC) model. It carves the way for integrative technology and education.