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( 1965) Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act "became the statutory basis upon which early special education legislation was drafted" ("The legislative history,"). The ESEA did not make it law to educate students with disabilities (Peterson, 2007). However, it did give grants to state schools and institutions that "devoted to the education of children with disabilities" and it would also lead to various amendments important to special education ("The legislative history,").