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Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Public Law 88-352) authorized the Commissioner of Education to arrange for support for institutions of higher education and school districts to provide in-service programs for assisting instructional staff in dealing with problems caused by desegregation. Just after the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act became law in 1965. -
Head Start Act 1965
The Head Start Program is a program of the U.S Dept. of Health and Human Services that provides comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families. President L.B Johnson launched head start in the summer of 1965, serving more than 560,000 children and families across America in an eight-week summer program. The program is administered through the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO). -
Bilingual Education Act of 1968, Title VII
The Bilingual Education Act, Title VII In 1968, the Bilingual Education Act became the first piece of United States federal legislation regarding minority language speakers. The act offered federal aid to local school districts to help them address the needs of students with limited English speaking ability. Its purpose was to provide school districts with federal funds to establish educational programs for students with limited English speaking ability. -
(1975) Education for All Handicapped Children Act
This act of legislation specified that every child had a right to education, and mandated the full inclusion of children with disabilities in mainstream education classes, unless a satisfactory level of education could not be achieved due to the nature of the child’s disability.Before 1975, public schools had few obligations to children with disabilities. The majority of children, espIn 1975, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was passed to guarantee equal access to public education. -
(1990) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was renamed in 1990 to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which further elaborated on the inclusion of children with disabilities into regular classes, but also focused on the rights of parents to be involved in the educational decisions affecting their children. IDEA required that an Individual Education Plan be designed with parental approval to meet the educational needs of a child with a disability.
