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School District of Abington Township, Pennsylvania Vs. Schempp
in 1963, the following two supreme court cases took place: School District of Abington Township, Pennsylvania Vs. Schempp and Murray Vs. Culett. The outcomes of these cases deemed that religious readings and prayer could not be required in the classroom by any school board or state. -
First Bicultural Schools
After the Cuban revolution, many Cuban children were in schools in Florida. Coral Way Elementary School opened up the first bilingual and bicultural schools. -
Project Head Start
Project Head Start, which still runs today, first started as an 8-week summer program. It was developed to help children in poverty-stricken families to get the preschool education needed to be ready for kindergarten. -
Open Education
Herbert R. Kohl's published a book called, "The Open Classroom." This book promoted open education, or the idea of a hollistic, student-run classroom. It allowed children to have more of a say in what was being done in and facilitated working groups and setting realistic goals. -
Women in Ivy Leage
In 1972, Dartmouth University became the last Ivy League college to admit women into their undergraduate programs. -
Mills V. The Board of Education
In Washington D.C. there was a Supreme Court Case of Mills V. The Board of Education centered around students with disabilities. It deemed that students with disabilities would receive an altered form of education that was suitable to their needs to help them learn to the best of their ability, something we call "special education" now. -
Edwards V. Aguillard
The supreme court case of Edwards V. Aguillard in-validated the Creationism Act. Therefore, creationism does not need to be taught when evolution is taught in schools. -
A Nation at Risk
The National Commission on Excellence in Education made a report, "A Nation at Risk," that required more training for teachers and a change in education. The recommendations included incorporating computer science in high school education. -
Autism Added to Disabilities List
Terminology in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was changed from "handicap" to "disability." Autism and traumatic brain injury were now included on the list as well. -
Every Student Succeeds Act
President Obama sings the Every Student Succeeds Act into law after approved by the senate. This act replaces the No Child Left Behind act and gives more power to the states in regulating schools.
