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Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education ended legal segregation in public schools. This landmark court case brought to attention not only black v. white in the schools, but also special needs students v. normal students. Many advocacy groups were formed to help inform the nation of the problem with the U.S. special education programs. -
ESEA Act
Congress enacted the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to address the inequality of educational opportunity for unprivileged children. This landmark legislation provided resources to help ensure that disadvantaged students had access to quality education -
Mills v. Board of Eduaction
Mills vs. Board of Education of District of Columbia was a lawsuit filed against the District of Columbia in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The court ruled that students with disabilities must be given a public education even if the students are unable to pay for the cost of the education. -
Section 504 of the Rehabiltion Act
This act allows protection from discrimination against special needs and disabilities. This law is considered the first law put into place giving protection to students with special needs -
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act
This act also known as PL 94-142 was important because it secured a free and appropriate education in the least restrictive environment. -
Board of Education V. Rowley
Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley was a Supreme Court case concerning the Education of All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. Amy Rowley was a deaf student whose school refused to provide a sign language translator. Her parents filed suit contending violation and soon enough the Court held that public schools are not required by law to provide sign language interpreters to deaf students who are otherwise receiving an equal and adequate education. -
ADA
The Americans with Disabilities Act guarantees that people with special needs have the same rights as others in all places. This included school and work. This act also ruled that people with special needs would not be discriminated against in the school, workforce, or everyday society. -
IDEA Act
The Individuals with disabilities act states that children with disabilities are entitled to a free appropriate public education and that each child's education will be planned and monitored with an individualized education program or an individualized family service plan. -
NCLB
No Child Left Behind was signed by President George Bush. This law increased the federal role in holding schools responsible for the academic progress of all students. It put a special focus on ensuring that states and schools boost the performance of certain groups of students, such as English-language learners, students in special education, and poor and minority children, whose achievement, on average, trails their peers. -
IDEA Reauthorized
This reauthorization of IDEA made many changes to the original. The changes included the IEP, due process, and the student discipline.
