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Brown v. Board of Education
The Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public schools went against the constitution. -
Diana v. State Board of Education
Helped fix misclassification of students in special education -
Education of the Handicapped Act of 1970
Provide state grants to help expand education programs for students with disabilities -
Mills v. Board of Education
Since segregation was deemed unconstitutional, it also is unconstitutional to deny students with disabilities as education -
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Prohibited discrimination against those with disabilities in programs that received federal funding -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975
Federal funding was provided to those who promised to education students with disabilities -
The Handicapped Children's Protection Act of 1986
Parents were able to recover attorney fees if they won in a court case or hearing -
Timothy W v. Rochester School District
Student was denied special education services because the school felt his disability was "too severe" to benefit -
Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1990
Added traumatic brain injury and autism as new categories of disability -
The Idea Amendments of 1997
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No Child Left Behind Act of 2002
Reaction to the low academic achievement of American students
Began holding the government responsible for the gains for students academically -
IDEA Improvement Act of 2004
