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Brown vs Board of Education
It is stated in the law that everyone had the right to an education. Brown vs Board was a case that was brought up because black and white students were not given equal education and the black students were being segregated because of their race, ethnicity, and color. -
PARC vs Pennsylvania
PARC filed a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania because they were taking an excess amount of time to grant the education of the students with disabilities. -
Mills vs Board of Education
This case was brought up by 7 students with disabilities and their parents to fight against the District of Colombia. In the end, the children were able to win the case, thus making every student had the right to free education as well as the RIGHT to get education. -
Section 504
Section 504, Rehabilitation Act, guarantees students with disabilities certain rights. This is not funded by federal money! -
EAHCA
(Education for All Handicapped Children's Act) This act was created because students that had a disability would not be granted their education and would be sent off to asylums. This act ensures all 'handicapped' children get an education. -
IDEA (individuals with disabilities education act)
This act was created to put more emphasis on "person first" rather than "disability first." This also included traumatic brain injury and autism to the list of disabilities. IEP was created to help students have an individualized plan for their education. -
IDEA with several key points
IDEA was redone by President Clinton to put more emphasis that students with a disability the same curriculum and performance of those that do not have a disability. -
IDEIA 2004
This provision included 4 parts:
A) General provisions to the act
B) Provision to EAHCA, and adding Section 619
C) Infants and toddlers with disabilities
D) Teachers to teach students with disabilities -
No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind Act is to provide all students with a fair, equal and significant opportunity to obtain an education. -
Every Student Succeeds Act
This act requires that all students be held at a higher standard and be taught for higher education and college specifically. This also allows states to choose their own curriculum for the school year.
