Special Education Law Timeline

By ramosjm
  • 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

  • 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)