Multicultural Education Timeline

Compulsory education becomes law in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

1647

https://education.findlaw.com/education-options/compulsory-education-laws-background.html

Declaration of Independence

1776

"All men are created equal"

Adoption of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States

Jul 9, 1868

Equal protection, and due process clauses
https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendments/amendment-xiv

Carlisle Indian Industrial School

1879

http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/

Brown v. Board of Education

1954

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Jul 2, 1964

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-act

Bilingual Education Act of 1968

1968

https://education.uslegal.com/bilingualism/landmark-legislation/bilingual-education-act-1968/

Education Amendment Act of 1972

1972

Title IX

The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975

1975

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1975

1975

https://sites.ed.gov/idea/

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)/ No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

2001

Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSS)

2010

http://www.corestandards.org/