EDUCATION

HISTORY
By Colette Fahning

1958
National Defense Educational
Act of 1958
Spurred by Russia successfully
launching the first satellite,
Sputnik, the US created a federally
sponsored program to promote
research/innovation in science,
mathematics, foreign languages,
and guidance.
1968 1975 2009
Title VII Bilingual Education Act Education for All Handicapped Common Core State
The Bilingual Education Act was an Children Act Standards Initiative
amendment added to the Elementary and The Education for All Handicapped The CCSSI (put together
Children Act meant more equal by the CCSSO and the
Secondary Education Act. It allocated funds
to low-income children of “limited English- opportunities for children with NGA) was created as an
disabilities. This act is what is attempt to make the
speaking ability.” However, the act did not
give a clear structure for bilingual considered a mainstreaming law. standards for states more
education, so it was difficult to meet the Additionally, this act meant parents uniform and organized. By
could be involved in planning 2013, 45 states had
needs of non-English speaking students.
educational programs. formally adopted the
Standards.

Indian Education Act Paideia Proposal

(1972)
(1982)

Indochina Migration
and Refugee
Assistance Act
(1975)

1954 1965 1972 1983 2002 2017

Brown vs. Board of Elementary and Title IX A Nation at Risk: The No Child Left Behind Every Student Succeeds
Title IX was part of the Imperative for Educational Act
Education Secondary Education Act Act
Education Amendments Act. It Reform The NCLB Act meant that
Decision made by the This was part of Lyndon B. stated that “no person in the ESSA is a K-12 education
Supreme Court that racial Johnsonʼs Great Society When A Nation at Risk was statewide testing in English law that replaced NCLB. It
segregation in public
United States, on the basis of published by the National and math were required in
programs. It granted funds required states set high
schools are sex, be excluded from Commission on Excellence in grades 3-8. Public schools
bases on the number of poor curriculum in core topics
unconstitutional. This was participation in, be denied the Education, of a nationwide had to guarantee students
students in a school district. and any other subjects
the first step in benefits of, or be subjected to debate on the improvement of were prepared to pass
This helped ensure that low- discrimination under any identified by the state.
desegregation of Americaʼs income students were still the quality of schools began. statewide proficiency ESSA does not require
schools. This meant black education program or activity Many proposals for curriculum exams by the end of the
receiving a good education. states to submit their
students could begin receiving Federal financial reform were presented as a year and had to provide standards to the Dept. of
attending schools with assistance. This prohibited sex result. This reform report made evidence yearly that Education, but still requires
white students. discrimination and leveled the a huge and lasting impact on the students were making
playing field for female students. them to conduct yearly
education system in the US. adequate progress. assessments.