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Brown vs. Board of Education
The Brown vs. Board of Education was a Supreme court case that was the spearhead of the effort to ban the segregation of white and black schools. Thurgood Marshall was prominent is this effort, and segregation was legally banned from schools. -
The Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act reinforced the importance of creating educational opportunities for all Americans regardless of race, gender, or ethnicity. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act was a part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's ,"War on Poverty,"and it ensured that federal assistance would be sent to the poorest schools and communities in the nation. -
The Bilingual Education Act
The Bilingual Education Act provided supplemental funding for school districts to establish programs for large numbers of children with limited English-language ability. -
The Case of Diana vs.California State Board
The Case of Diana vs. California State Board required that children referred for possible special education services be tested in their primary language. -
Title IX
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 becomes a law and prohibits discrimination based on sex in all aspects of education. -
The Equal Educational Opportunities Act
The Equal Educational Opportunities Act provided specific definitions of what constituted denial of equal educational opportunity. -
Education for all Handicapped Children Act
The Education for all Handicapped Children Act requires that free appropriate public education suited to the students individual needs and offered in the least restrictive setting be provided for all "handicapped" children. -
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Public Law 101-476, renames and amends Public Law 94-142, changes terminology from handicapped to disability, and it also mandates transition services, and adds autism and traumatic brain injury to eligibility list. -
No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind Act, mandates high-stakes students testing , holds schools accountable for achievement levels and provides penalties for schools that do not make adequate yearly progress toward meeting the goals of NCLB.
