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Brown v Board of Education
1954 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. Brown v. Board of Education was one of the cornerstones of the civil rights movement, and helped establish the precedent that “separate-but-equal” education and other services were not, in fact, equal at all. -
Department of Public Welfare v. Haas
Supreme Court of Illinois maintained that the state's compulsory education laws did not require "free public education for the 'feeble-minded' or to no children who were 'mentally deficient' and who, because of limited intelligence, were unable to reap the benefits of a good education. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965. The law represented a major new commitment by the federal government to “quality and equality” in educating our young people.
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Vocational Rehabilitation Act (VRA)
Defined handicapped person and appropriate education, prohibits discrimination in federally funded programs -
Educational Amendments Act
State funding for students with disabilities and students who are gifted and talented, due process rights for students/families -
Education for all handicapped children Act
Requires free and appropriate education for students with disabilities (ages 5-18) and IEPs, defines least restrictive environment -
Americans with disability Act (ADA)
Prohibits discrimination in the private sector and protects equal employments opportunities for people with disabilities, includes AIDS as a disability
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Individuals with Disabilities Educational Act (IDEA)
Requires students with disabilities to receive services even if expelled, allows use of developmental delay category through age 9, requires access to general education curriculum and state/district-wide testing, IEP team includes a general education teacher and a behavior plan (if warranted), offers mediation options, limits attorneys fees -
No Children Left behind Act (NCLB)
Increases accountability and flexibility in use of federal funds, offers school choice options, implements early reading interventions -
Individuals with disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA)
Allows RTI model to determine presence of a learning disability and no longer requires use of the severe discrepancy model, increases funding to early intervention services for students who do not require special education, eliminates IEP short-term objectives for some students, raises special education licensure standards, adopts polices to prevent over-representation of minority students in special education
