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Women's Rights Movement
Women's rights groups pushed for equality as well as educational reform due to the lack of female authors or history figures available in literature. Because education is the main driving factor in the institution of sexism, especially in the workforce, female scholars and activists set out to make a stand against sexism in schools. -
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Civil Rights Movement
African American people challenged the system of oppression in the United States and aimed to end discriminatory practices. Because educational institutions were specifically targeted, the civil rights movement is seen as one of the most influential events in the establishment of multicultural education. -
Project Head Start
Federal program established to help low income families with children under three years of age. It specifically focuses on the development of children by providing services, such as, child care, referrals, case management, and home visits. -
Bilingual Education Act - Title VII
The first federal legislation to focus on students who had a limited understanding of the English language, it mandated schools to provide bilingual education programs. -
Education of All Handicapped Children Act
Required that all handicapped children have access to a free public school education designed appropriately to fit their needs. -
University of Phoenix Offers Online Degrees
Bachelors and Masters degrees become available to students at an online campus. -
First Website is Placed Online
Tim Berners-Lee is able to place the first website online from a computer at the European Organization for Nuclear Research. His main goal was to help scientist share data. -
Columbine High School Shooting
Two teenage male students, armed with guns and homemade explosive devises, lash out against their classmates and kill 15 people and leave 23 wounded. -
No Child Left Behind Act
This law requires schools to provide test scores for students in order to measure their yearly progress and make sure it is adequate. It also required schools to fulfill proficient standards by the 2013-14 school year. -
Virginia Tech Shooting
23 year old Seung-Hui Cho, a Korean immigrant and senior student, killed 32 students and faculty and injured an additional 17 before turning the gun on himself. This is described as one of the deadliest mass school shootings in history. -
50 Schools Close in Chicago
The Chicago Board of Education elects to close 50 schools, making this the largest mass school closure in history.
