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Brown V. Board of Education
This court case ruled that segregating schools based on race was unconstitutional. It is significant because it was the first time the government advocated for students that prejudiced or experienced inequality. -
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children V. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
This lawsuit challenged the constitutionality of excluding students with metal retardation from public education and training. The ruling made it so that the state was not allowed to deny them access to free public education and training. -
Mills V. Board of Education of the District of Columbia
This case made it so that the state was required to provide "adequate alternative education services" and "prior hearing and periodic review of child's status, progress, and the advocacy of any educational alternatives" for children with handicaps. -
Education for All Handicap Children Act
This law, known as the Mainstreaming Law, requires the state to provide a free and appropriate education for children with disabilities. They are also required to use IEPs and were the first to define what the least restrictive environment is. -
Education of the Handicap Act Amendments
This amendment requires states to have free and appropriate education for children with disabilities and establishes early interventions for infants and toddlers with disabilities. -
Individuals with Disabilities Act
This is one of the biggest laws involving education and students with disabilities. Over all this act made it so that schools have to have greater responsibility when it comes to ensuring that students with disabilities have access to general education curriculum. it also ensures that students with disabilities receive services even if they've been expelled from school. -
Cedar Rapids V. Garret F
In this case it was found that, under IDEA, schools were required to provide supplemental services that students with special needs need at no additional cost to the parents. -
No Child Left Behind Act
This act increased school, district, and state accountability for all students. It implements more early reading interventions, offers choices for students enrolled in failing schools, and provides states with more flexibility when it comes to how they spend their federal funds.
