What was the ruling in Brown vs. Board of Education?
The race-based segregation of children into “separate but equal” public schools violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and is unconstitutional.
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Were woman allowed to go to school in the 1800's?
No, they couldn't go anything beyond grammar school because they feeble minded, intellectually challenged, and could not study beyond grammar school.
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What was the first African American college?
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania.
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The first public school was established in 1635. In which city was this school?
Boston, Massachusetts.
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What does IDEA stand for?
The Individual with Disabilities Education Act.
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Who did the PARC vs. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania case fight for?
Children with disabilities. The state agreed to provide a free public education for children with mental retardation.
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Women usually stayed at home, raised kids, cleaned and cooked so what careers could they do?
They would be allowed to do jobs like teaching but never anything in the field of science and math.
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What was Howard University known for?
In 1869, Howard University's law school becomes the country's first black law school.
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What school was the oldest school for the blind?
Perkins School for the Blind.
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This act is very known nation wide and has to do with changes in federal law regarding public schools?
No Child Left Behind Act(NCLB)
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Why did Stuart sue the school for in Stuart vs. Nappi?
The school wanted to expel Stuart due to her behavioral and academic problems. Stuart alleged that she was being denied guaranteed rights found under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (I.D.E.A.).
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Which college was the first to accept women?
Oberlin College.
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Who encouraged African Americans to get an education because industrial education actually kept African-Americans trapped in lower social and economic classes by suggesting they were best suited to service occupations?
W.E.B. Du Bois
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What years were Harvard and Yale founded?
1636 and 1701.
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In the 1930's, what was the main reason teens would quit school?
To work full time on the family farm. Sometimes young people left home in search of jobs off the farm.
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What was the effect after the Irving ISD v. Tatro case?
Physical and health impairments may not prevent being served in public school.
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What is Seven Sister collges?
The Seven Sisters is a loose association of seven liberal arts colleges in the Northeastern United States that are historically women's colleges.
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Which slave was taught the alphabet from his master's wife and later unofficially became free?
Fredrick Douglass.
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What was Horrace Mann's nickname?
The Father of American Education.
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Which act emphasizes equal access to education and establishes high standards and accountability?
Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
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What was the decision in Zobrest vs Catalina School District?
The Supreme Court decided 5-4 that the school district was required to offer the Zobrest family the sign language interpreter they wanted.
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Elizabeth Blackwelll was the first to do what?
She was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States.
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Around which time period were African Americans going to white colleges relatively quickly?
1960's.
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Who was not allowed to go to school in America in the 1700's?