Legislation and Students Attending Schools

By csampson1759

  • Attendance Law

    The first mandatory attendance law is passed in Massachusetts.

  • Kathleen Casey-Kirschling

    She is the first of almost 78,000,000 baby boomers. This raises the school population tremendously.

  • ESEA

    Lyndon B. Johnson creates the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, putting into place Title 1 and Head Start programs.

  • PL 94-142

    The Education for All Handicapped Children Act promises students a free, appropriate education.

  • Plyler v. Doe

    Allowed for the funding of undocumented, immigrant children, therefore increasing the amount of children attending school.

  • PL 101-476

    IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) is an amendment of PL 94-142 and mandates additional services and expands the eligibility list.