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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Prior to the court case of Brown v. Board of Education, people of color were mistreated and were not allowed to attend school, alongside the whites. On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court came to the conclusion that everyone deserves a good education. According to the Chief Justice Warren, this court case provided the fourteenth amendment to allow protection of equality to colored people.
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PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1971)
Before PARC v. Commonwealth of Pensylvania, children with physical and mental disabilities were denied an education. This court case was filed in 1971 in Pennsylvania to establish free public education for children with disabilities. This court case was followed by the Education for All Handicapped Children in 1975.
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Although, colored people and the discrimination of people were revoked of an education, this did not entirely include people of disability. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act occurred in 1973 and was to help with the ban of the discrimination of disables, an introduction to 504 plans, which allows for accommodations for disabled people.
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (1974)
The act of Family Educational Rights and Privacy was established in 1974 to help with the privacy of student records, educationally. The privacy was created for the children and the parents to maintain confidentiality. This prevented disclosures and ensured privacy, thoroughly.
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Education for All Handicapped Children Act
In 1975, the act of Education for All Handicapped Children was passed through the federal government. Just like education funds were provided of students, this act would help seek equality for disabled students to also get funded, which include physical and mental disabilities. This act would later be modified and improved, in the later years for education, during the IDEA act of 1990.
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Individualized Education Program (1975)
Under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, it was also established that an individualized education program would be utilized for the child with special needs. The IEP is a very useful tool and plan because this helps with gaining success with specific students, based on their specific needs and accommodations. The first time IEP was utilized in the school setting was when the EHA act was finalized in 1975.
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IDEA Act (1990)
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1990 was transformed from the Education for all Handicapped Children Act of 1975. Within this modification, this law helped with free education, for all, no matter what. It also helped with creating specific education to those who needed with accommodations. This act goes through one more modification for finalization in 2004.
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Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)
Americans with Disabilities act was passed in 1990, to help with the protection of disabled individuals' rights This act was presented to protect the rights of people with disabilities. This specific act was to help to avoid and ban discrimination with employment. In 2008, this act was improved with the exact definitions of being disabled, which includes a physical or mental impairment which affects everyday life and tasks and an on set record of this disability or disabilities.
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No Child Left Behind Act (2001)
No Child Left Behind Act was signed by George W. Bush, in 2002. This act was established to ensure more education opportunities for children. It allowed schools to be accountable for the success of their students. Although, this act was official throughout the country until 2015, it was found to be flawed because of the consequences of the schools, who failed behind in improvement of their students.
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Every Student Succeeds Act (2015)
The Every Student Succeeds Act was passed in 2015, by President Obama, which ended the No Child Left Behind act and is the current act that is being followed within the states. This law is used to help give students an equal education and a better education, for everyone, including disadvantaged and disabled students. With this act, each state is able to create their own educational plan, within a framework and allows for funding.
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