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Seeing Eye
Seeing Eye established the first dog-guide school for blind people in the United States -
Brown vs. Board of Education
In 1954 the Supreme Court case declared it unconstitutional for there to be separate public schools for black and whites.
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Central High School
At Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, nine black students enrolled at the formerly all white school. This ended up being a key event in the American Civil Rights movement.
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Department of Public Welfare vs. Haas
The Supreme Court of Illinois maintained that the state's education laws did not require a "free public education for the 'Feeble-minded' or to children who were mentally deficient. They maintained the viewpoint that because of their limited intelligence, those children were unable to reap the benefits of a good education. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
The purpose of this act was to initiate the role of the federal government in protecting and providing for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. This would allow them to have equal access to the public education system. For example this act established the free and reduced lunch system, which later led to the Education of the Handicapped Act. -
Mills vs Board of Education
This case gave the right to special education for children of all disabilities. It also mandated the state to provide comparative alternative education services as well as prior hearing and periodic review of the child's overall status. Henceforth, schools must also describe the curricula, objectives, teacher qualifications, and supplemental services. -
The Education for all Handicapped Children Act
This Act mandated all schools who receive federal funding must provide handicapped children equal access to education and required that they be placed in the most lucrative environment for their education. -
IDEA
Expanding upon the Education for all Handicapped Children Act, IDEA states that disabled children have equal rights in obtaining a public education. It also requires their education to be appropriately planned and monitored. -
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB: Reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Educationt
This aimed to close student achievement gaps by providing all children with fair and equal education.
• Accountability: ensure disadvantaged students academic proficiency.
• Flexibility: how school districts use federal education funds to improve student achievement.
• Research-based education: Emphasizes educational programs and practices, proven by research
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA)
Partial funding provided by the United States federal governement to states with the purpose of educating the nation's six million students receiving special education services
