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Brown vs. Board of Education
This was a civil rights movement that helped create "separate-but-equal". -
PARC vs. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) sued the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to end a law that denied children with severe disabilities the right to an education. -
Mills vs. Board of Education
Mills sued the board of education for seven young students that had been denied placement in a public educational program because of alleged mental, behavioral, physical, or emotional diabilities. -
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
This prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in programs that receive federal funding. -
Education of All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA)
This act was created to support states in protecting the rights, meeting the needs, and improving the education for students with disabilities and their families. -
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
This Act is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life. This includes jobs, schools, transportation, and any place open to the general public. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
The Education of All Handicapped Children Act was renamed the Individuals with Disabilities Act in 1990. IDEA is a federal law that requires schools to serve the educational needs of eligible students with disabilities. -
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
The NCLB Act required states to develop assessments in basic skills. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA)
The IDEIA is a federal law that provides partial funding to states to educate the nation's students that are receiving special education services. IDEIA was known as IDEA before this. -
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
This Act reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). This is the national education law and long time commitment to equal opportunity for all students.
