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Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a landmark 1954 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. (History.com Editors, 2009) -
Diana v. State Board of Education
Helped fix misclassification of students in special education. IQ tests were not biased and were given in the language appropriate for the student. Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1990 -
Education of the Handicapped Act of 1970
Provide state grants to help expand education programs for students with disabilities -
PARC v. Commonwealth of PA
Required schools to provide a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975
Federal funding was provided to those who promised to education students with disabilities. -
Armstrong v. Kline
Parents of students noticed their children in special education began to regress during summer break
Ruled in favor of plaintiffs and brought forth the extended school year -
Hendrick Hudson School v. Rowley
School sued due to an interpreter being taken away from the deaf student.
The court ruled in favor of the school because Amy Rowley was succeeding without the interpreter. -
Timothy W v. Rochester School District
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Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1990
The purpose of the law is to make sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. (2022) -
No Child Left Behind Act of 2002
Standardized testing began. The goal of NCLB was to provide more education opportunities for students. (2022)