American Decades

Important Events in Education, 1960–1969

Myron Lieberman's The Future Of Public Education predicts a revolution in all aspects of education in the coming decade.
On January 1, ninety percent of high-school principals were men and 85 percent of elementary-school teachers were women.
On February 20, African American students in Greensboro, North Carolina, stage a sit-in by filling seats at a lunch counter to protest refusals to serve seated African Americans.
On May 13, demonstrating San Francisco students are rebuffed with fire hoses at city hall as they protest a House Un-American Activities Committee hearing.
On November 1, Congress passes a general aid-to-education bill, the first in the twentieth century.
On November 12, the U.S. Justice Department warns Louisiana governor Jimmie Davis against blocking desegregation of public schools.
On November 13, a special session of the Louisiana legislature...

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