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Learning Disability
Samuel A. Kirk, director of Federal Office of Education's Division of Handicapped Children coined the term "learning disability" for students with "perpetual disorders" at a conference on education in 1963. His work was backed by President John F. Kennedy who had a mentally handicapped sister. -
Coral Way Elementary School
Following the Cuban Revolution in 1959 the influx of Cuban immigrants made the need for a bilingual school apparent. Coral Way Elementary School was the first of its kind and provided both English and Spanish programs to accommodate for the bilingual society. -
School District of Abington Township, Pennsylvania v. Schempp and Murray v. Curlett
These cases were regarding religion in the classroom. The legislation concluded that, with a parental request, students may refrain from reciting any Bible verses or prayers in the classroom if such an activity is required by the educator. Prior to this, public schools in Pennsylvania were required to recite 10 bible verses and the Lord's Prayer daily in the classroom citing the Free Exercise Clause an the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment as reasons this was a violation. -
Association for Children with Learning Disabilities
The Association for Children with Learning Disabilities is formed. Today it is known as the Learning Disabilities Association of America. This association is responsible for paving the way for the education of children thought to have learning disablities. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act passed in 1965 by Lyndon Johnson during his 'War on Poverty'. The act allowed fair education for those living in poverty by allowing federally funding educational programs for the less fortunate groups in society. -
Diana v. California State Board
This piece of legislation required standardized testing for special education to be in the students' primary language. Prior to this all children were given the same placement tests giving students with primary languages other than English at a disadvantage and subsequently inappropriately placed them in special education programs. -
Title IX
This educational amendment allowed for female students to participate equally in all school provided programs. Discrimination in school programs with federal funding is no longer allowed based on sex. -
Equal Educational Opportunities Act
This act protected students rights. It allowed for children of different cultural background to receive the equal educational rights and made it unlawful to deny any child these rights based on their cultural background. -
Education of All Handicapped Children Act
Became federal law in 1975. This act required that schools must provide a free nonrestrictive education to handicapped students that caters to the students' academic needs. -
Plyler v. Doe
This legislation made it so that federally funded schools in Texas could not deny education to students considered undocumented. It also made it so that the schools could not charge tuition to these students based on their status.
