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Brown Vs Board of Education
A turning point in history that significantly impacted the education system. Brown vs. Board of Education was a landmark decision made by the U.S. Supreme Court. Brown vs. Board of Education was the open gateway that ensured school change. The decision made it clear that schools owed students equal protection of the law regardless of whether they were disabled or their ethnicity. There should be no discrimination in the education system. -
Elementary & Secondary Educational Act of 1965 (ESEA)
Provided federal aid to education and gave resources to help ensure that disadvantaged students have adequate access to high-quality education. With this statute being in effect, it allowed families to have access to public education along with families who had students with disabilities. This statute also helped states develop educational programs that would help students with disabilities and families who were in poverty. -
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) V. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The courts sided in favor of students with learning and intellectual disabilities in state-run institutions. It was decided that students with disabilities would be placed in a publicly funded school settings that met their individual educational needs. This will be determined based on a thorough evaluation given to each student who completes this criterion. The victory set new standards for children with these disadvantages and gave them the right educational opportunity they deserve. -
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) OF 1974
FERPA is a federal law enacted in 1974 that protects the privacy of student's education records. The law applies to any state, for public and private schools. This law has two vital purposes. It allows parents or eligible students more control over their educational records. While also prohibiting educational institutions from disclosing personally identifiable information in education records. -
Educational For All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA)
Congress enacted the EAHCA to help support states in protecting the rights of meeting individual needs and improving the quality of care for infants, toddlers, and youth with disabilities along with their families. -
Public Law 99-457 and Handicapped Children Protection Act (HCPA) 1986
The law provided financial support to the state government to help develop and implement services for disabled children, providing them with adequate education between the ages of 3- 5 years old. -
American With Disabilities Act (ADA)
Congress passed the ADA as a public law. It is illegal and prohibited to discriminate against people with disabilities, including employment, public accommodations, communications, and programs and services provided by the state and local government authorities. -
IDEA Individual Disability Education Act1997
The IDEA 1997 ACT mandates that if your child has a disability, schools report the child's progress to parents as frequently as they declare to parents of their non - disabled peers. -
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act is known for being a federal law that ensures that financial support will be provided for extra education assistance for children with disadvantages to progress and improve their academics. -
Every Student Success Act (ESSA)
Every Student Success Act (ESSA) ensures public schools provide quality education for all children.
ESSA allows states to have a high impact in determining how schools account for student achievement, including the achievement of disadvantaged students.