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Coral Way Elementary: first bilingual school
After a large number of immigrant children from Cuba after the Cuban Revolution, Coral Way Elementary responds by opening America's first bilingual and bicultural public school. This paves the way more bilingual schools in the future. -
Civil Rights Act Enacted
It is now illegal to discriminate based on color, national origin, religion, race, or sex. This sets a precedent for providing equal opportunity to all children at school with no distinctions. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Passed
Educational programs like bilingual education and Title I are initiated as a result of this act passed by President Lyndon Johnson as part of his "War on Poverty". Federal funds are now specifically allocated to help low-income students. -
Project Head Start Begins
Another part of President Lyndon Johnson's "War on Poverty" was Project Head Start, which provides the children of low-income families a preschool education program. The significant importance of early childhood education is recognized and made a priority for those without the means to pay. What started as an eight-week summer program, has continued to this day as the United States longest-running anti-poverty program. -
Immigration and Naturalization Act Signed
Also known as the Hart-Cellar Act, was signed by President Lyndon Johnson and abolished the National Origins Formula: From 1921-1965 immigration was restricted on the basis of existing proportions of the population. As a result, schools become increasingly diverse as unprecedented numbers of Asians and Latin Americans immigrated to the United States. -
Coleman Report Released
Following a provision made in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, researcher James S. Coleman presents The Equality of Educational Opportunity Study to Congress. One of the conclusions made was that African American children benefit in integrated schools. This finding leads to "busing" in order to bring black children to white schools in order to desegregate. -
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) becomes law
It is now illegal to discriminate against people with disabilities, which extends to schools and classrooms. Seeing that people with disabilities are treated with equality and have their educational needs met within a class is another aspect of diversity and a facet of multicultural education. -
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1990 Signed into Law
In the first comprehensive reform since 1965, annual immigration is increased to 700,000. This impacts multicultural education in that the teachers and students of our nation are becoming more and more diverse. -
Civil Rights Project Report Published
This report shows the trend that non-Hispanic Caucasian students will soon no longer be the majority in schools, and there is a large increase in Latino students. In central cities and suburbs of the largest metropolitan areas of the United States, segregation of both poverty and race is growing, particularly among Latinos. -
Endrew F v Douglas County School District Ruling
In a Supreme Court ruling, under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), schools must provide student's with disabilities a higher standard of education. Educational programs must be individualized to a child's specific needs so that they can make progress and have the opportunity to be challenged.
