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Brown v Board of Education of Topeka
Separate but Equal is unconstitutional -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Created special education centers and other additional resources for districts with low-income students -
PARC v Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Ruled students with disabilities had to be placed in publicly funded school settings that met their IEP. -
Mills v Board of Education of the District of Columbia
Ruling that made it unlawful for the DC Board of Education to deny students with mental and learning disabilities or behavioral issues a free and appropriate education. -
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Guarantees certain rights to people with disabilities -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
Helped support states and districts to protect the rights and meet the needs of children with disabilities. -
Handicapped Children's Protection Act of 1986
Allowed for the awarding of reasonable attorneys' fees to families of handicapped children when they win a civil suit under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act -
Public Law 101-476, renamed IDEA
Required each student by age 16 have an individual transition plan as part of their IEP, added social work and rehabilitation counseling as additional services, and added autism and traumatic brain injury as new disability categories. -
The IDEA Amendments of 1997
Required every state to have in place policies and procedures to ensure FAPE for all students with disabilities -
IDEA Improvement Act
Called for early intervention for students and special education teachers had to become a "highly qualified teacher". Sought to reduce over-identification and misidentification of special education students.
