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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
U. S. Supreme Court issued a landmark civil rights decision in Brown v. Board of Education. In Brown, school children from four states argued that segregated public schools were inherently unequal and deprived them of equal protection of the laws. The Supreme Court found that African-American children had the right to equal educational opportunities and that segregated schools “have no place in the field of public education.” The Court wrote: -
The Beatles My Bonnie/The Saints come out
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The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
part of the “War on Poverty.” ESEA not only called for equal access to education for all students but also federal funding for both primary and secondary education for students disadvantaged by poverty. -
England Wins The World Cup
This is also the year my Dad was born. but the important event in our family is England bringing home the cup -
the Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia case
In the Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia case, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia students classified as “exceptional”—including those with mental and learning disabilities and behavioral issues. This ruling made it unlawful for the D.C. Board of Education to deny these individuals access to publicly funded educational opportunities. -
The first handheld cellular mobile phone
The first handheld cellular mobile phone was demonstrated by John F. Mitchell and Martin Cooper of Motorola in 1973, using a handset weighing 2 kilograms (4.4 lb). The first commercial automated cellular network -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act, otherwise known as Public Law 94-142.
President Gerald Ford signed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, otherwise known as Public Law 94-142. This law required all states that accepted money from the federal government were required to provide equal access to education for children with disabilities, in addition to providing them with one free meal per day. States had the responsibility to ensure compliance under the law within all of their public school systems. -
Public Law 99-457 was an amendment to the All Handicapped Children Act
Public Law 99-457 was an amendment to the All Handicapped Children Act, which mandated that individual states provide services to families of children born with disabilities from the time they are born. Previously, these services were not available until a child reached the age of three. -
Handicapped Children’s Protection Act
President Reagan signed the Handicapped Children’s Protection Act. That starts IEPs and working with children individually -
FIRST Inaugural Season
FIRST is a robotics organization that was really important to building my love of STEM and education. -
The Education for all Handicapped Children’s Act became the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
President Clinton reauthorized IDEA with several key amendments that emphasized providing all students with access to the same curriculum, additionally, states were given the authority to expand the “developmental delay” definition from birth through five years of age to also include students between the ages of six and nine. -
Congress amended IDEA
Congress amended IDEA by calling for early intervention for students, greater accountability, and improved educational outcomes, and raised the standards for instructors who teach special education classes. It also required states to demand that local school districts shift up to 15% of their special education funds toward general education if it were determined that a disproportionate number of students from minority groups were placed in special education for reasons other than disability. -
United States presidential election, 2016
This event made me care a lot more about politics and get more active in local and national politics