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Changes Timeline
Dontia Owens
University of Phoenix
ADMIN/570: Equity Diversity and Access in Education
Dr. Robert Bennett
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Changes Timeline
The fight for education has been ongoing long before the twentieth century. With the
abolishment of slavery, the Great Migration, and the evolution of the Black Wall Street,
education and the attainment of knowledge were beginning to shift. Groups such as The
National Advancement for Colored People (NAACP) and the Organization of African American
Unity, spearheaded and founded by Malcolm X, set out to end systemic racism and racial
injustice. More people wanted access to educational opportunities that would otherwise not
have been allotted to them in earlier times of history. The mid-twentieth century was an era of
reform causing the structure of education to be reevaluated and more inclusivity to take place.
Brown Vs. Board of Education
During the mid-twentieth century, segregation and racial discrimination were very
prominent. Some families, such as the Mendez Family, set out to change the demographics of
all-white schools, fighting for education equality. On May 17, 1954, Brown vs. Board of
Education became the first significant ruling that would initiate immediate desegregation of
public schools, deeming the separation of children in public schools based on race,
unconstitutional. This case was brought about after the Plessy v Ferguson case which stated
that students of color were separate but not equal. The Brown V. Board of Education had one
goal in mind, to create equity in education. “The "separate but equal" doctrine adopted in
Plessy
v.
Ferguson
, 163 U.S. 537, has no place in the field of public education
”
(n.d.). This changed the
course of history paving the way for students such as Ruby Bridges, who was the first African
American to be integrated into an all-white school in the South.
Education of Handicapped Children Act of 1975
While education had begun to improve, there were still a group of children that were
being neglected. The Education of Handicapped Children Act of 1975 is a law that was created
to support the educational needs of children with disabilities. Prior to this act, students with
disabilities were only allowed to attend schools specifically designed for children with disabilities
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or schools that were considered low in quality and lacked the proper resources. However, with
this act now being set in place, students with disabilities receive services and accommodations
that are specifically designed to meet the needs of each individual student. Lastly, additional
amendments were created and adopted in 2004, 2006, and 2011 which expanded equal rights
to school-aged children, toddlers, and babies. “Our nation’s special education law, the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), sets high standards for their achievement and
guides how special help and services are made available in schools to address their individual
needs” (n.d)
World Wide Web of 1990
The first personal computer was invented around 1980. The creation of this tool put a
drastic spin on how people viewed technology, bringing about the world wide web. With the
world wide web, teachers were able to begin accessing the internet and technology to further
engage students inside of the classroom, create conference calls, and research any information
that was made public and suitable for students inside of the classroom. “
In the 1980s and
1990s, wide-spread computer network communications provided increased access to
computers, permitting teachers and students to communicate through conferencing“
(Lowe, J. 2017).
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
In 1983, Terrel H. Bell, former U.S. Secretary of Education, devised a call to action for
the Education system. He argued that students were not receiving proper education and that the
lack of rigor and mental stimulation was failing the future students of America. He ordered that
teachers, parents, and politicians come together to devise a more suitable plan for success.
This plea for a transition in education brought out state standards, a set of principles that were
to be followed to ensure that students were learning. In an effort to take things further, the No
Child Left Behind Act of 2001 was created. With this act, those same principles were turned into
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