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Elementary & Secondary Education Act of 1965
This act was President Lyndon B. Johnson's cornerstone on the war on poverty. This act was created to provide resources to vulnerable students and it offered new grants to districts serving low income students, federal grants for textbooks and library books, it also created scholarships for students who were low income and it created centers for special education. -
PARC Vs. Pennsylvania
Decades ago, Pennsylvania state law allowed public schools to deny services to children who are special needs. At the time, this state as well as many sates who used this law to deny students an education was considered a burden to integrate student into class environments. In early 1972 the case has settled. Plaintiffs argued that by the laws being in effect it will lead to negative consequences in children. -
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
In 1973, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act was the 1st disability civil right law to be enacted into the US. This law helped protect the rights of children and adults from being excluded from unfair treatment at schools, jobs and in the community. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act 1975
This act was created as a requirement for all public schools to accept federal funds in order to provide equal access to education and 1 free meal per day for children of physical and mental disabilities. This act helps to ensure services is provided for children with physical and mental disabilities, guarantee decisions about services to students with disabilities are fair, establish specific management & auditing requirements for special education, and fund to educate students -
The Final Federal of Regulations of Education for All Handicapped Children Act
The final regulations of this act were released in the 1977-1978 school year, as rules each school district to follow regarding special needs students. -
Handicapped Children's Protection Act
With this act, it allowed for parents of handicapped children to collect fees from cases brought from the Education of the Handicapped. -
American Disabilities Act
This law is the nation's first law for comprehensive civil rights that was by Congress in 1990 which was passed into law by President George H.W. Bush. This law address the needs of people with disabilities, prohibiting discrimination in the workplace, public services, public accommodations, and telecommunications.
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Individual with Disabilities Education Act 1990
IDEA replaced the Education of Handicapped Act in 1990, which states that children with disabilities are entitled to a free appropriate public education and that each child education will be planned out with and IEP or IFSP. This act will also ensure that children with disabilities be prepared for employment and independent living and that children with disabilities and their families are protected by law. -
Individual with Disabilities Education Act 1997
Part C of IDEA recognizes the needs for identifying and reaching young children birth-2 with disabilities. This portion of IDEA also gives guidelines on funding services to children birth-2. Services must be made available to all families with infants and toddlers. Families must receive an IFSP to describe the goals of the child and services provided and parents have rights to participate in creating the IFSP. -
No Child Left Behind Act 2001
This law was assigned by President George W. Bush and is the most recent update to Elementary & Secondary Education Act of 1965. This law is required to test students in reading and math yearly from grades 3-8 and once in high school with in order to meet or exceeds standards by 2014. This law was designed to close the education gap by providing children with fair, equal, and significant opportunities to obtain a high quality of education -
Individual with Disabilities Education Act 2004
This law has been reauthorized again 2004, but this time the focus is on helping promote accountability for results in enhancing parent involvement in using practices and materials, provide flexibility and reduces paperwork for teachers states and local school districts.
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