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Elementary and Secondary Education Act
This act wanted to ensure that there was a national curriculum that was provided to students. The target of the bill was children of low-income families. It gave schools funding to improve their resources and hopefully solidify curriculum for all schools ensuring that students receive the same education. This has made an impact on education today because even now the preservation of the idea of equal education still stands. -
P.A.R.C. vs Common Wealth of Pennsylvania
It was the first legal case to have educational equality to students that had disabilities. In Pennsylvania, 14 children with disabilities were denied access to public education, ,this law ensured that students with disabilities would be allowed to have public education. Students in theory are no longer denied public education because of a disability, instead, we are now trying to embrace their disability to help them achieve. -
Section 504
Section 504 protects individuals from discrimination based on their disability. It allows people with disabilities to have access, participate and benefit from services that are available to those without disabilities. This shows that we recognize individuals are being discriminated based on disability and it allows us now to take action to ensure that those with disabilities are still viewed and given the resources as equals. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
President Gerald Ford passed this law that guarantees a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to every child with a disability in every state/locality across the country. This has set the ball rolling to again make sure that students are receiving the appropriate education for children with disabilities. There is a continuing protection being placed around those with disabilities to ensure they also receive equality. -
Public Law 99-457
This law expanded academic coverage under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, to preschool children and even early intervention programs for children birth to age 2. Today the idea of early intervention is growing in prevalence. It is thought that early intervention will deeply help students in the long run as opposed to intervention when they are older. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
This ensures that individuals with disabilities have the right to nondiscriminatory treatment. This means their civil rights are protected within employment, transportation, public accommodations, state and local government, and telecommunications. This stems for special education beyond the schools. Once students leave the school program and enter into society, there are hurdles that may appear and this helps to mediate those hurdles. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IDEA provides free appropriate public education to children with disabilities. It ensures special education and related services to those who need it. The need to improve education for children with disabilities is viewed as essential. This essentially replaced the Education for Handicapped Children Act. The keyword of appropriate education rings true here. Making sure that not only are students with disabilities receiving education, but they are receiving appropriate successful education. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 1997
This revised act is not more focused on improving teaching and learning, emphasizing an individualized education plan that is incorporated into student learning. We have seen that an individualized education plan is successful. The continual learning of how to make these plans even more successful will hopefully help students achieve even more and help teachers be even more knowledgeable and well rounded. -
No Child Left Behind Act
This Act was meant to improve student performance. It had students with disabilities also take the standard test of other students and required teachers to be "highly qualified" This act helps to measure how well students are doing, whether it be the most effective way to do so can be questionable, however, it opens the doors to trying to find the most effective ways to make sure the students are succeeding within their school programs. -
Every Student Succeeds Act
The ESS replaces the No Child Left Behind Act. This act requires every state to measure performance in reading, math and science. It is different than the NCLB because for the ESS, there is more flexibility to achieve their goals. In the ESS, states are limited to using their own state tests, which opens up more opportunities to measure learning. This helps to make sure that one size does not fit all. It allows for further research and methods that ultimately are for the benefit of the student.