Historical Milestones in Education and Civil Rights: A Timeline, Quizzes of History of Education

Download Historical Milestones in Education and Civil Rights: A Timeline and more Quizzes History of Education in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 1790 Naturalization Law DEFINITION 1 limited naturalized citizenship to free white persons excluded indentured servants, people of color, slaves, and dependents including most women compelled courts to define "white" Native Americans denied citizenship until 1924 TERM 2 IDEA DEFINITION 2 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires that all disabled children receive a free public education TERM 3 A Nation at Risk DEFINITION 3 1983 report by Reagan's Commission of Excellence in Education blames public schools for lower relative rates of productivity in the global economy; America viewed as falling behind technologically need to adopt a system of increased tests and test preparation accountability based on tests TERM 4 Title IX of 1972 Higher Education Act DEFINITION 4 prohibited any educational institution receiving federal funds from discriminating on the basis of sex TERM 5 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act DEFINITION 5 1975; gave tribes the power to contract with federal government to run their own education and health programs aimed to provide maximum Indian participation in the government and education of Indian people TERM 6 Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 DEFINITION 6 bans all Chinese workers from the US TERM 7 1964 Civil Rights Act DEFINITION 7 Congress can withdraw funds from any institution receiving them if they discriminated based on race TERM 8 ESEA DEFINITION 8 Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 1965 justified more federal involvement in education intended to address educational consequences of poverty Title I schools, library funding, parental involvement activities, nutrition programs, social/medical services, Head Start established in 1964 TERM 9 National Defense Education Act DEFINITION 9 1958 provided loans, fellowships, and other aid for science and math in United States public educational institutions at all levels TERM 10 English Language Acquisition Act of 2001 DEFINITION 10 antibilingual education; focus on teaching English in the context of state academic standards and high stakes testing