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Brown V. Board of Education
1954 was the year the U.S Supreme court made the famous civil rights decision to end school segregation and provide equal education opportunities for all race.
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The Elementary And Secondary Act of 1965 (ESEA) of 1965
1965 was the year congress decided to address the inequality of educational opportunity for underprivileged children. This allowed and provided resources to help ensure that disadvantaged students had access to quality education.
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President Lyndon B Johnson
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was signed and made into law by Lyndon B. Johnson as part of the “War on Poverty.” Not only was the ESEA a call for equal access to education for all students, but also a means to help federal funding for both primary and secondary education for students disadvantaged by poverty.
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Congressional Investigation
After the PARC and MILLS incident congress launched an investigation into the lives and statues of the students with disabilities and revealed that almost a millions were not receiving the appropriate special education treatment and services they deserved -
Mills v. Board of Education
Since segregation was deemed unconstitutional, it also is unconstitutional to deny students with disabilities as education
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Education for All Handicapped Children
This was the time period that congress established a process which the state and local education agencies will be held accountable for providing equal education rights for the handicapped students.
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Hendrick Hudson School v. Rowley
In 1982 the school Hendrick Hudson was sued for seizing an interpreter from a deaf student. At the hearing, the court ruled in favor the school because results showed the deaf student was actually doing very well academically without the continued assistance.
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Timothy W v. Rochester School District
In the year 1989 a student by the name Timothy W. was denied the proper special education services due to how serve his condition was and the school believed they weren't capable enough to handle accommodating him. -
No Children Left Behind 2002
- This act was a reaction to the low academic achievement of the American children. -The no children left behind law was a very controversial law -This is when standardized testing began.
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IDEA 2004
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was amended again in December of 2004. It was reauthorized and is now is known as IDEA 2004.
One of the first changes that took place was the definition of transition services. The second was the initiation of transition services would occur at age 16 and so on
