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Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) (P.L. 89-10)
was passed by the U.S. Congress on April 9, 1965, as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “War on Poverty.” President Johnson, a former teacher, believed that equal access to education was important in enabling children to become productive citizens. This objective legislation purposely authorized the federal government to equalize educational opportunities of all children by directing federal education dollars to the most deprived children living in poverty. -
Pennsylvania Association of Retarded Children (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
"Guaranteed special education for children with intellectual disabilities." where the common wealth of Pennsylvania was sued for denying children who had difficult time integrating into classrooms, and who they called "mentally retarded" which refers to any intellectual disability. -
Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia
Was a lawsuit which filed against the District of Columbia in the US district Court for the District of Columbia, the court ruled students with disabilities cannot be deprived from public education because of the student ability to pay for the cost of his/her education. "Extended the right to special education to children of all disabilities"
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Vocational Rehabilitation Act (VRA) (P.L. 93-112, Section 504)
"Defined handicapped person and appropriate education, prohibits discrimination in federally funded programs" -
Educational Amendments Act (P.L. 93-380)
State funding for students with disabilities and students who are gifted and talented, due process rights for students/families -
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act
To make sure children with disabilities to have access to free and appropriate public education. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA) (P.L. 94-142, Part B)
Requires free and appropriate education for students with disabilities (ages 5-18) and IEPs, defines least restrictive environment -
Board of Education of Hendrick Hudson Central School v. Rowley
Clarified the definition of FAPE "Free Appropriate Public Education ( FAPE) is an educational right of all children in the United States that is guaranteed by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Under Section 504, FAPE is defined as, "...the provision of regular or special education...' -
Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments (P.L. 99-457)
"Extends free and appropriate education to children with disabilities (ages 3-5), establishes early intervention for infants/ toddlers with disabilities (ages birth to 2)" -
Honig v. Doe
Schools cannot expel students for behaviors related to their disability -
IDEA
it was reauthorized and expanded as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). -
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (P.L. 101-336)
Prohibits discrimination in the private sectorand protects equal employments opportunities for people with disabilities, includesAIDS as a disability -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (P.L. 101-476)
Replaces EAHCA, establishes person first language, expands special education services and provisions for due process and confidentiality, adds autism and traumatic brain injury categories, provides bilingual education, requires transition services and planning -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (P.L. 105-17)
Requires students with disabilities to receive services even if expelled, allows use of developmental delay category through age 9, requires access to general education curriculum and state/district-wide testing, IEP team includes a general education teacher and a behavior plan (if warranted), offers mediation options, limits attorneys fees -
Cedar Rapids v. Garret F.
Students must receive the supplemental services needed to attend school -
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
Increases accountability and flexibility in use of federal funds, offers school choice options, implements early reading interventions -
IDEIA
it was amended by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA). -
IDEA
it was amended by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA). -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) (P.L. 108-446)
Allows RTI model to determine presence of a learning disability and no longer requires use of the severe discrepancy model, increases funding to early intervention services for students who do not require special education, eliminates IEP short-term objectives for some students, raises special education licensure standards, adopts polices to prevent overrepresentation of minority students in special education -
IDEIA
regulations were published for school-age children and for babies and toddlers in 2011. -
Winkelman v. Parma City School District
Parents may pursue IDEA claims on their behalf, independent of their child’s rights.
