The process of reform — known as the Bologna Process, which has
since expanded
to include the current 47 countries — has subsequently added
to this agenda additional ideals such as
equal access to higher
education, student - centered learning, and student participation in quality assurance and governance within their institutions.
At least
since the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of
Education decision in 1954, this has been interpreted to give the federal government the power to intervene in cases of legally sanctioned discrimination, like the segregation of public schools across the country; to mandate equal access to education for students with disabilities; and, according to some arguments, to correct for persistently unequal access to resources across states and districts of different incom
Education decision in 1954, this has been interpreted
to give the federal government the power
to intervene in cases of legally sanctioned discrimination, like the segregation of public schools across the country;
to mandate
equal access to education for students with disabilities; and, according to some arguments, to correct for persistently unequal access to resources across states and districts of different incom
education for students with disabilities; and, according
to some arguments,
to correct for persistently unequal
access to resources across states and districts of different income levels.
Since 1968, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), an office of the Department of
Education, has collected data from public schools on student and school characteristics to ensure all students have equal access to a quality e
Education, has collected data from public schools on student and school characteristics
to ensure all students have
equal access to a quality
educationeducation.