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Students now had equal access to education but minorities and special education students were taught in separate classrooms than general education students (Skiba et al., 2008).
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Provides research and training programs for individuals with disabilities (UnderstandingSpecialEducation.com, 2016)
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IDEA was the first special education legislation giving all students access. (U.S. Department of Education, n.d.)
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Provides free public education to students with disabilities (U.S. Department of Education, n.d.)
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Employers can not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities. This gave students a better chance of getting a job after schooling (U.S. Department of Education, n.d.)
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Beginning of legislation that would reduce mislabeling within minority and disabled students
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Mandatory Standardised testing which brings accountability to students and teachers.
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States must monitor the percentage of disabled students within ethnicity groups. Local educations agencies (LEAs) with high disproportionality will receive more funding (UnderstandingSpecialEducation.com, 2016).
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Modified version of the No Child Left Behind. All students are guaranteed an education to prepare them for higher level education (U.S. Department of Education, n.d.)