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ESEA
President Lyndon B. Johnson established ESEA as a means to provide funding to districts within states who’s communities were impoverished and to develop new was of ensuring that every student (CCSSO, 2010; Social Welfare History Project, 2016). -
Section 504
Civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. Ensures that children with disabilities have equal access to education and may receive accommodations and modifications. Aided in the creation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. CITATION
Wrightslaw. (2017, April 21). Discrimination: Section 504 and ADA AA. Retrieved October 13, 2017, from http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/sec504.index.htm -
FERPA
Enacted to provide parents/eligible students with the right to inspect and review educational record. It also provided parents/eligible students with the right to maintaining the privacy of such records, as well as the right to contest any information recorded in the educational record. CITATION
U.S. Department of Education. (2005, December 19). Legislative History of Major FERPA Provisions. Retrieved October 13, 2017, from https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/leg-history.html -
EHA
Ensured that all children with disabilities have right to a free appropriate public education (FAPE) and that the rights of children with disabilities and their parents are protected through procedural safeguards. Also, to ensured LEAs were funded appropriately as to provide and education to students with disabilities. CITATION
U.S. Department of Education. (2007, July 27). 25 Year History of the IDEA. Retrieved October 13, 2017, from https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/leg/idea/history.html -
Individuals with Disabilities Act
In amending the EHA, the act was renamed to IDEA. These amendments use “people-first” language that replaced terminology such as “handicapped children” with “individuals with disabilities” and the definition of those with disabilities was expanded. The law mandates special education services for children ages three to twenty-one and extends services for infants from birth to age two. Source: https://educationonline.ku.edu/community/idea-timeline -
Americans with Disabilities Act
Signed into law by President George H. W. Bush, in order to protect individuals with disabilities from "discrimination in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public" as well as "guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public accommodations, employment, transportation, state and local government services, and telecommunications". Source: https://adata.org/learn-about-ada -
IDEA amendments
Placed protections for students with disabilities enrolled in private schools. According to the provisions of the amendments, LEAs are required to consult with private school officials prior to conducting child find activities in private schools and that IEPs of those students are "developed, reviewed, and revised consistent with the IEP process requirements" Source: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oii/nonpublic/idea1.html -
No Child Left Behind
Signed into law by President George W. Bush, reauthorized the key components of ESEA, the act aimed to increase reading proficiency, creating safer and drug free school environments, and the need for more highly qualified teachers in schools. CITATION
Weishaar, M. K. (2007). Case studies in special education law: No Child Left Behind Act and Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall. -
Reauthorization of IDEA
Major changes signed into law to the original IDEA, including changes to the IEP process (IEPs could be changed without a meeting with parents consent), elimination of short-term benchmarks (except for those with severe disabilities), and changes in eligibility for evaluation. CITATION:
Weishaar, M. K. (2007). Case studies in special education law: No Child Left Behind Act and Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall. -
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
The Obama administration set out to create achievable educational goals compared to those in NCLB. The provisions of this act included: consistent state adopted standards for all students, statewide annual assessments aligned with statewide standards, accountability systems, public reporting of academic outcomes, and better resources to support teachers and school leaders. Source: https://1k9gl1yevnfp2lpq1dhrqe17-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/What-is-in-ESSA.pdf
