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Education Consolidation
Brown v. Education
In 1954, a landmark
deicison by the
Supreme Court ruled
that racial segregation
in schools was
unconstitutional
Lemon v. Kurtzman
1971 Supreme Court ruling
that schools “must have a
secular legislative purpose,
have a principal or primary
effect that neither advances
nor inhibits religion, and not
foster an excessive
entanglement with religion”
(LaMorte, 2012, p. 33)
Education for All and Improvement Act
(ECIA)
Handicapped Children Act
This Act (1975) ensures and
Ingraham v. Wright “The ECIA [est. 1981]
This Supreme Court case in significantly reduced federal aid
specifies equal opportunities for
1977 ruled that corporal to education, however, thus
children with disabilities. Because
punishment for children in making state aid to education
of this Act, parent’s are involved
school was not even more critical.” (Parkay,
with the educational programs
unconstitutional 2012, p. 201)
their child(ren) attend)

San Antonio U.S. Department of

National Defense
Education Act of 1958
Federal legislature signed
into effect by Pres.
Eisenhower that provided
funding to improve
America’s schools
Independent School
District v. Rodriguez
In 1972, the Supreme
Court overturned lower
court ruling that school
funding based on local
property tax was not
unconstitutional
Women’s Educational
Equity Act (WEEA) of 1974
Provided better opportunities for
women in education including the
expansion of programs in math,
science, and technology
specifically for females.
Education
In 1979, Pres. Jimmy
Carter signed a law that
created he US Dept. of
Education, assuming
duties of the US Office
of Education, enacted in
1953
No Child Left Behind
(NCLB) Act
Enacted by Pres George W.
Bush in 2001, this legislature
increased standardized testing
in reading and math. It also
required schools to provide
proof of AYP (adequate yearly
progress)