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The Impact of Webster
Noah Webster was called the "Father of American Scholarship and Education". His “Speller” books taught five generations of American children how to spell and read. The “Speller” was used all over the country and helped to standardize pronunciation in America. He implemented changes that helped to improve the teaching of pronunciation, spelling, and reading. -
Common School Movement
The movement was begun by Horace Mann, he wanted to ensure that every child could receive a basic education funded by local taxes. The common schools movement was the effort to fund schools in every community with public dollars. They wanted to provide a more centralized and efficient school system, one that would teach the emerging working classes and prepare them for a successful life in an industrial society. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
The Brown v. Board of Education case legally ended decades of racial segregation in America's public schools. It was determined that segregation based on race violated equal educational opportunity. The Brown decision led the way to an understanding that all people, regardless of race, gender, or disability, have a right to a public education. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act fights for equal access to education, establishes high standards and accountability, and requires the inclusion of all students with disabilities in the student achievement system. It was created to improve educational opportunities for poor children. The act addressed the difficulties that came from children living with disabilities, mobility problems, learning difficulties, and poverty. -
PARC vs. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania case's purpose was to overturn that Pennsylvania law and secure a quality education for all children. Students with intellectual disabilities are entitled to a public education, and school districts cannot exclude them from public schools just because of their disability. They were to place all students with mental disabilities ages 6-21 in a proper publicly funded educational setting. -
Individuals of Disabilities in Education
The Individuals with Disabilities in Education was the right for all American children to have a free and appropriate public education regardless of disability status. It is a federal law that entitles every child with a disability to a free, appropriate public education. The law requires school districts to identify and assess children who are suspected of having a disability, including children who live in the district but do not attend public schools.
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Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act banned discrimination based on disability in all parts of public life. People with disabilities could no longer be denied access to jobs, schools, and transportation. This act was a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life and private places that are open to the general public. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments
The IDEA requires active parent participation throughout the educational process including the development of the child's IEP. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act amendments mandated that schools report progress to parents of children with disabilities as frequently as they report to parents of non-disabled children. They required that behavior-related needs or disabilities be addressed as an education matter, in the same manner as other disabilities. -
No Child Left Behind
The NCLB sought to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged students and close the achievement gap including those with disabilities, by imposing new requirements for standards, assessments, accountability, and parental involvement. The NCLB is important legislation for students with learning disabilities because it ensures that they reach high levels of academic standards. NCLB changed the federal government's role in kindergarten through grade twelve education. -
Amendment to IDEA Act
It is now called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004. The Amendment to the IDEA Act is a new revision requiring the special education and related services, aids, and services outlined on a student's IEP. They established a new requirement that called for a “summary of academic and functional performance” to be given to every student who leaves special education by graduating with a regular diploma or exceeding the age for special education under state law.