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Brown vs. Board of Education
This Supreme Court Case was an historic milestone for the civil rights movement, it also concluded that it is unconstitutional to have separate schools for blacks and whites thus ending segregation in public schools. The decision untimely overturned the previously court case Plessy vs. Ferguson which allowed states to segregate public schools. -
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Settle when the state agreed to provide a free public education to children with mental retardation. The court’s decision laid the foundation for the establishment of the to a right of education
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The Mailman Segal Baudhuin Preschool
An internationally recognized preschool for children with autism spectrum disorders. For children three years of age through pre-kindergarten, this therapeutic program focuses on cognitive, social-emotional, adaptive, behavioral, motor, and communication skill development within a relationship- based environment.
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Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments
A bill to reauthorize certain programs under the Education of the Handicapped Act, to authorize an early intervention program for handicapped infants, and for other purposes. -
Honig v. Doe
U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a California school board had violated the Education for All Handicapped Children Act when it indefinitely suspended a student for violent and disruptive behavior that was related to his disability. -
Individuals with disabilities Act
The nation's first comprehensive civil rights law addressing the needs of people with disabilities, prohibiting discrimination in employment, public services, public accommodations, and telecommunications. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997 requires every state to have in effect policies and procedures to ensure a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for all students with disabilities. -
Cedar Rapids vs. Garret F.
Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F., case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on March 3, 1999, ruled that the 1990 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires school boards to provide continuous nursing services to disabled students who need them during the school day. -
Early Learning Coalition of Broward County
the Early Learning Coalition of Broward County, Inc. (formerly Broward County School Readiness Coalition, Inc.) has been dedicated to the implementation of an integrated, high-quality, seamless early care and education service delivery system for children. The Coalition is accountable for assessing the early care and educational resources available in Broward County as well as developing local plans to address identified needs. -
No Child Left Behind Act
This act reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. It was passed by congress in 2002 and increased accountability and flexibility in use of federal funds, offers school choice options, implements early reading interventions. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
is to ensure that all children with disabilities have available to them a free appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment, and independent living. -
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
federal legislation that governs elementary and secondary education in America. ESSA reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and replaced No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Students will still have to take yearly standardized testing between grades 3rd and 8th however the control will be on state leaders rather than federal.
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