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Brown vs. the Board of Education
The Supreme Court rules that the segregation of African-Americans in public schools is unconstitutional and unequal. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
This landmark legislation enacted by Congress provided resources to help ensure that disadvantaged students had access to quality education. -
Mill vs. Borad of Education District of Columbia
This case claimed that students with disablities were being excluded from school. -
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
It was important to special education students because it was the first nationwide law that stated that students with disabilities should be provided with a free and appropriate education in the least restrictive environment. -
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
This a a Federal law that is designed to protect the privacy of students' school records. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
This act required all public schools accepting federal funds to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day for children with physical and mental disabilities. -
Board of Ed. of Hendrick Hudson Central School Dist. v. Rowley
First decision in a special education case by the U. S. Supreme Court. They also defined free approaprate public education. -
Burlington Sch. Committee v. Mass. Bd. of Ed.
Decision clarifies procedural safeguards, parent role in educational decision-making; tuition reimbursement for private placement; child's placement during dispute about FAPE. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Replaced the Education of the Handicapped Act whch states that children with disabilities are entitled to a free appropriate public education and that each child's education will be planned and monitored with an individualized education program or an individualized family service plan. -
The Americans with Disabilites Act
Discrimination against a disabled person is illegal in employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications and government activities. -
Florence Co. Sch Dist Four v. Shannon Carter
the Supreme Court found that if the public school fails to provide an appropriate education and the child receives an appropriate education in a private placement, the parents are entitled to be reimbursed for the child's education, even if the private school does not comply with state standards. -
No Child Left Behind Act
An act to close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind. -
Doug C. v. Hawaii
Important decision about parental participation at IEP meetings. -
Every Student Succeeds Act
Is a re-authorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The law replaced its unpopular predecessor, the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), and modified but did not eliminate provisions relating to the periodic standardized tests given to students.
