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Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka
Supreme court found that African-American children had the right to to equal educational opportunities. "Segregation has no place in the field of public education" -
Elementary & Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)
This Act provided resources to help that disadvantaged students had access to quality education by providing federal funding for materials, educational programs, and parental involvement promotion. "War on Poverty" -
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children V. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Ruling (PARC V. Penn)
PARC sued commonwealth of Pennsylvania since children with mental disabilities were denied equal quality of education and protection. This Act passed and called for students with disabilities to be placed in publicly funded schools that met their individual needs based on a professional evaluation. -
Congressional Investigation
Congress investigated status of children with disabilities to find that more than 8 million children were handicapped and only 3.9 million were receiving appropriate education. For 2.5 million children education was substandard and 1.75 million children with disabilities were not in school.
A law was established giving all handicapped children the right to an education. -
Mills V. Board of Education of District of Columbia
Court mandated free public education for each child with disability -
Section 504 Rehabilitation Act
Protects children and adults with disabilities from exclusion and unequal treatment in jobs, schools, and communities. Person or Child needs medical diagnosis for this law to apply to them. Civil Rights Law -
Public Law 94-142: The Education of all Handicapped Children
Guarantees free public education and also protects the rights of handicapped children and their parents. State and local agencies may be held accountable for providing appropriate educational services for all handicapped children -
Handicapped Children's Protection Act
This Act gave parents more say into the development of their child's individual education plan. -
No Child Left Behind
To ensure that all children have fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain high quality education. Standardized testing began -
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA)
Provides education to meet unique's children to further education and in the long run employment and independent living. Protects rights of children with disabilities and their parents Educational benefit law
