Historical Context
What 2 wars were going on in the 1970s in America?
What is the Cold War and Vietnam war?
Who was one kid who became famous from going to a desegregated elementary school?
What is bilingual education?
What is students being taught two languages?
In what year did more women enroll in college than men?
What is 1978?
What word would describe millions of Americans during this time?
What is illiterate?
True or False, there were high unemployment rates during the 70s?
What is true?
What problem did busing solve?
What is lack of diversity in schools and unequal education?
What year did education for children with disabilities change?
What is 1975?
What is another name for Equal Opportunity in Education Act?
What is Title lX?
What is one group that was scoring lower on knowledge, reading, and writing tests?
What is college students and military recruits?
What was one effect of high divorce rates during this period?
What is an increase in single parents?
What is one issue all races had with busing?
What is young children being forced to take long bus rides to schools outside their neighborhoods?
What two states benefited a lot from bilingual education?
What is Texas and California?
In 1970, how much cents did women earn for every dollar men earned?
What is 59 cents?
What was the report A Nation at Risk about?
What is the United States following behind in Math, Science, and Technology compared to other countries?
What were two presidents during the 70s and 80s?
What is Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan?
Why were schools so segregated even after the civil rights act?
What is neighborhood schools?
What act guaranteed a free public education for children with disabilities?
What is Education for All Handicapped Children Act?
What is one result of Equal Opportunity in Education Act?
What is opening sports up to girls and opening career options for women?
What did critics of the back to basics movements believe?
What is students needed more than basic skills to succeed in a complex world?