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Council for Exceptional Children
The CEC organization dedicated to improve education outcome for special education. It is a goal to support families, children, teachers, and other providers related to them. This created standard and ethics to be available to special education in the country . -
Brown v. Board of Education
In the Brown v. Board of education the Supreme Court reasoned the segregation of public education highlighting race instilled as a sense of inferiority. This had a huge determined effect of education of Africans Americans children. It was ruled separating children black and white in public schools was unconstitutional and it put and end to racial segregation in schools in the United States.
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act
This law authorized the federal government to equalize education opportunities for all children by providing money to the most disadvantaged children living in poverty. This allotment included a total amount of 133 billions dollar to the elementary and secondary children in education. This law with allow a inclusion of more students to have a opportunity in education and made materials more available. -
Rehabilitation Act
In the Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act is a law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. Children with disabilities will have equal rights as the others and may also receive accommodation and modifications if necessary. This will include disabilities students more into classroom and give the more opportunity to socialize with the other students. -
All Handicapped Children Act
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act
The act require all public schools to accept federal funds to provide equal access to education for all children with physical and mental disabilities. This will be the first step to ensure that parents and children have a legal set in education. It also created a safe place for this children and their well being. -
IDEA Act
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
This act included amendments that were made to emphasized providing all students with access to the same curriculum and support from schools to adult living.The four core principals mention were: equality of education, opportunity, full participation, independent living and economic self-sufficiency.
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Education of the Handicapped Act
The education of the handicapped act amendment extended early interventions to special education stating that individuals states provide services to families of children born with disabilities. This includes every children even from the time they are born. In general it means that infants and toddlers with also be provided services to then develop in the real world. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
This act prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in some country areas employment, transportation, public places, communication, and access to states and local services. It will allow both children and adults to have the same rights as a normal person in the United States. -
No Child Left Behind
This act came as an update of the Elementary and Secondary Act scaling up the federal role in holding schools accountable for students outcome. It emphasizes a focus on ensuring that states boost the performance of certain groups of education whose achievements on average trails to the other students. -
IDEA Reauthorization
In 2004, the IDEA amendments changed and improve. Now to be a special education teacher one have to be certified and licensed with a bachelors degree. 100% of states improvement grant money go towards professionals development as compared to 75% from IDEA in 1997. Also for students with the age of 16 get the school to work transition plans to adapt.