War+on+Poverty+and+public+education



calling for research-based curriculum stressing critical thinking, collaboration, and questioning of traditional thought and values. Met strong resistance and was never used. links federal funds to non-discrimination, supports desegregation activities. commissioned under Civil Rights Act of 1964, finds that academic achievement is more related to the student's family background than to the quality of the school. It left open whether its purpose was to maintain the language and culture of non-English-speaking children or provide a transition to English-speaking classes. President Nixon distinguishes de jure segregation from de facto segregation. Commits to fight de jure segregation while preserving neighborhood schools. School busing to end segregation and achieve integration becomes volatile national issue.
 * The Process of Active Learning** (1960)
 * Civil Rights Act, Title VI** (1964)
 * Coleman Report** (1966)
 * Bilingual Education Act of 1968 (Title VII of ESEA)** (1968)
 * School Busing** (1969)

Source: http://www.archives.nysed.gov/edpolicy/research/res_chronology1960.shtml