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Brown v. Board of Education 1954
-Supreme court decides that segregation in state funded schools is unlawful
-Started the movement of equality in education -
The Elementary & Secondary Education Act of 1965
-Provided state government money to states to improve opportunities for disadvantaged students (including students with disabilities) -
Diana v. State Board of Education 1970
-Helped fix misclassification of students in special education
-Intelligence level tests were not biased and were given in the language proper for the student -
Education of the Handicapped Act of 1970
-Gave states grants to help expand programs for students with disabilities
-Federal government cash was given to schools to help train special education teachers better -
Mills v. Board of Education & PARC v. Commonwealth of PA 1972
-Unconstitutional to deny students with disabilities an education
-Schools were required to provide a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) -
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
-Forbid discrimination against those with handicaps in programs funded by the government -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975
-Government financing was given to individuals who promised to educate students with disabilities
-Started requiring schools to build an Individual Education Plan (IEP) -
Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1990
-Traumatic brain injury and autism was added as new categories of disability -
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
-Started holding the government accountable for the gains for students academically
-Standardized testing started -
Endrew F v. Douglas County School District 2017
-Ruled in favor a higher standard of education for students with disabilities
