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Boston Latin School
l is a public exam school in Boston, Massachusetts. Established on April 23, 1635, it is the oldest and first public school in the United States. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
This act supports many initiatives that help low-income families access high-quality education programs. It also includes provisions for free and reduced lunches and additional teachers in disadvantaged communities This act also applies to children who need additional support to benefit from public school education programs. -
Bilingual Education Act
Congress passes the Bilingual Education Act,providing the first funding to encourage schools to incorporate native-language education in their curriculum. Passes in the heels of the civil right movement its purpose was to provide school districts with federal funds in form of competitive grants to establish innovative educational programs for students with limited English speaking abilities. -
Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia
This case was about seven children with disabilities who were excluded from their public school and denied educational services. The parents of these children filled a suit against the board for denying their right to an education. The court ruled in favor of the children. -
Vocational Rehabilitation Act (VRA)
This act prohibits discrimination against students with disabilities in federally funded programs. Section 504 requires that a child with disabilities be placed in a regular educational environment with students who don't have disabilities. This act also states that if the child with a disability can't benefit or interrupts the learning environment they could be pulled out of that classroom. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA)
This act is known as the Mainstreaming Law. It requires states to provide a free and appropriate public education for children with disabilities (ages 5 to 18) and it also requires individualized education programs (IEPs). -
Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments
This act gave a national agenda pertaining to more and better services to young special needs children and their families. It requires states to extend free and appropriate education to children with disabilities ages 3-5. It also establishes early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities ages 0-2 -
No Child Left Behind
This act authorizes several federal education programs that are administered by the states. The law is a re authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Under the 2002 law, states are required to test students in reading and math in grades 3–8 and once in high school.
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA)
This reauthorized the individual with disabilities education act. It was made mostly to ensure that children with disabilities have a free appropriate public education available to them. Specially emphasizing special education and the related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment, and independent living.
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The Every Student Succeeds Act
This was signed by president Obama as a commitment to equal opportunity for all students. This will take over the no child left behind act. This gives schools extra help for those students who have not made an adequate improvement academically. This brings many changes to the school system such as in testing, the testing scores are seen more as a whole than individualized and can be targeted better that way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu4eBNGfZes
