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American School for the Deaf
According to Connecticuthistory.org,The American School for the Deaf, was the first American school dedicated exclusively to the education of the deaf(2019). -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown was a consolidation of five cases ascending
from the U.S. Court of Appeals from Delaware, the
District of Columbia, Virginia, South Carolina,
and Kansas. All of these cases addressed the constitutionality
of racial segregation in public schools. This case led the way to a growing understanding that all people, regardless of race, gender, or disability, have a right to public education. (Henderson,2004). -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 was re-authorized in the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994. With the re-authorization, Chapter 2 of the former ESEA was re-authorized as Title VI,Innovative Education Program Strategies. Section 6202(a)(2)(B) of the statute (Public Law 103-382) requires that states receiving Title VI funds provide for an evaluation of effectiveness of programs assisted under Title VI infiscal year 1998. (Texas Education Agency, 1999). -
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (PARC)
This state case brought against the state of Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens (PARC) established the right of children with mental retardation to a public education in the state of Pennsylvania. Under a consent decree, the state agreed to provide full access to a free public education to children with mental retardation up to age 21(Chinn, 2004). -
Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia
This case against the District of Columbia declared that students with disabilities must be given a public education, and that financial limits were not an important point in providing education to these students (KOSEKI,2017). -
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 1973
Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act was the first disability civil rights law to be enacted in the United States. It prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in programs that receive federal financial assistance, and set the stage for enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Section 504 works together with the ADA and IDEA to protect children and adults with disabilities from exclusion, and unequal treatment in schools, jobs and the community(Dredf.org, 2019). -
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
THE FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY
ACT (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR
Part 99) protects the confidentiality of student
education records. It applies to all schools that
receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S.
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Board of Education of Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley
In 1982, the United States Supreme Court rendered its first decision construing the Education for All Handicapped Children's Act(EAHCA)'in Board of Fducation v. Rowley.^(Mead & Paige,2008). -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
IDEA mandates that all children receive a "free appropriate public education" that meets their needs. This education also must prepare students with disabilities for life after school, whether they attend college, seek employment, or live independently (Harmon,2018). -
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 developed out of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.The law has been hotly debated, with its proponents citing higher test scores and improved urban schools; while critics claim that federal funds are not sufficient to support the law, and that the law encourages an overly narrow curriculum(Diorio,(2019).