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Brown vs. Board of Education
The Supreme Court found that segregation in schools violates the 14th Amendment. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Money allocated to meet needs of educationally deprived (low-income) children. Initiated programs such as Title I and bilingual education. -
Federal Judge Arthur Garrity orders busing of African American students to predominantly white schools
This was to acheive to achieve racial integration of public schools in Boston, MA. White parents protested, particularly in South Boston. -
Subtle racial discrimination is common in the 1980's
Businesses still found ways to discriminate including charging African Americans higher rates, moving older produce to AA communities, not selling homes to AA in predominantly white neighborhoods which forced them to move into poor communities even though they could afford more. -
Oakland proposes ebonics as the native language of African American children
The Oakland, California School District sparks controversy as it proposes that Ebonics be recognized as the native language of African American children. -
Census allows selection of more than one race
One more step to increase racial inclusion and awareness. -
American Schools Still Heavily Segregated by Race
Article published on Huffington Post with many references showing statistics that students are still segregated today:
80% of Latinos and 74% of black students are in schools where the majority of students are not white.
White students attend schools where 75% of their peers are white. -
Obama announces plan to allow two free years of community college for all American students
However, with Republicans in control of both the House and Senate, there seems little hope that this proposal will be implemented any time soon.
