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Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) (P.L. 89-10)
Initiatives for low-income families, applies to children who need support to benefit from public school education https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/education/elementary-and-secondary-education-act-of-1965/ -
Pennsylvania Association of Retarded Children (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Guaranteed special education for children with intellectual disabilities https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=27&v=QtFmp3XduaQ -
Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia
Extended the right to special education to children of all disabilities -
Vocational Rehabilitation Act (VRA) (P.L. 93-112, Section 504)
Defined handicapped person and appropriate education, prohibits discrimination in federally funded programs -
Educational Amendments Act (P.L. 93-380)
State funding for students with disabilities and students who are gifted and talented, due process rights for students/families -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA) (P.L. 94-142, Part B)
Requires free and appropriate education for students with disabilities (ages 5-18) and IEPs, defines least restrictive environment -
Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments (P.L. 99-457)
Extends free and appropriate education to children with disabilities (ages 3-5), establishes early intervention for infants/ toddlers with disabilities (ages birth to 2) -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (P.L. 101-476)
Replaces EAHCA, establishes person-first language, expands special education services and provisions for due process and confidentiality, adds autism and traumatic brain injury categories, provides bilingual education, requires transition services and planning -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (P.L. 105-17)
Requires students with disabilities to receive services even if expelled, allows use of developmental delay category through age 9, requires access to general education curriculum and state/district-wide testing, IEP team includes a general education teacher and a behavior plan (if warranted), offers mediation options, limits attorneys fees -
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
Increases accountability and flexibility in use of federal funds, offers school choice options, implements early reading interventions
