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Department of Education created
Department of Education was created! -
Improving American School standars
Efforts were made to further qualify teachers, as well as further educate students through high school. -
White house conference
A group of parents gathers at the white house to discuss the matter of educationing the youth of America. For so long these students had been denied access to tradtional education settings, leaving them outcast. -
Vocational Rehabilitation Act Public Law 236
Act that allows for federal funding for world war 1 veterans returning to the work force. -
Agricultural Adjustment Act USC 1301–1393
This act gave much needed farm aid to American's during the Depression. Monies collected from the deport taxes were used to begin national school lunch programs that started in 1936, and took further shape in 1946 under the National School Lunch Act. -
Serviceman's readjustment Act: GI Bill P.L. 78-346
This allowed vetrens returning from world war 2 and forth coming wars, to have access to an education at the college level in gratitude for ther service to our country. -
Brown V. Board of Education 344 U.S. 1 (1952)
This groundbreaking court decision opened doorways for equal education opportunities for all students. -
Civil Rights Act Title VI, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq
This legistlation paved the way for many anti discrimination laws, providing all citizens, regaurdless of race, color, religion, or disability equal protection under the law. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act P.L. 89-10
This act created several of the programs that many schools still untilize today, includeing Title one funding, school lunch programs, and trainings for teachers. -
handicapped children's early education assistance act PL 90-538
This act creates programs for children who are handicaped for early education programs and assistance. -
The Rehabilitation Act P.L # 93-112
One of the most important acpects of this act is section 504 (29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq). This section acts as a civil rights bill for students with disabilities. -
Larry P. V. Riles 343 F.Supp. 1306
Found that one type of IQ test for African American students was discriminitory, and purposfully put them in a separate catergory. -
Board of Education Hudson Central School District V. Rowley 458 U.S. 176
This was the first special education law heard in the Supreme Court. Amy Rowley was a young girl who was given a sign language interpreter during her first year of schooling, then was told that she didn't need it because she did well enough in school. Her parents sued saying that she was being denied a FAPE. The Court ruled in favor of the school, that they did not need to provide such a service as appropriate under the law says that she is recieving such an education. -
Plyler V. Doe 457 U.S. 202
This case extended the 14th ammendment equal protection clause to all students who were not in the country legally, to be able to have access to a publich education. Not educating the children of immigrant parents only creates more harm than good. -
A Nation as Risk
This report was the precurser to the NCLB legislation. This report fueled the ideas about failing schools and our children being uneducated. -
Irving Independent School District V Tatro 468 U.S. 883
The Tatro case would be the future baseline for many upcoming medical based claims. Students will have acess to a FAPE by means of having small, medical proceedures that are necessary for the students success. Such proceedures do not require medical personnel -
Alexander V. Choate 469 U.S. 287
The Supreme Court ruled in this case that under section 504, schools do not have to made substantial modifications to meet the needs of special education students. Modifications should be made within reason, to accomodiate without hardship upon the school district. -
Adams V. Hansen Case No. 87-2351
This case brought into question if students were being served well in public schools, or would the student recieve better quality education in a private school setting. -
Polk V. Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit 16 853 F.2d 171
Antoher decusion reaffirming the Rowley standard which is described by Yell (2012), "a meaningful education can only be dertermined by the students potential." -
Spielberg V. Henrico 853 F.2d 256
In trying to understand autism, one doctor created a program called Lovaas Therapy. This issue was brough to the court when there were issues in placement, determination, and a less than smooth transition from early education services to general education. -
National Education Summit
The first ever national education summit was held with all 50 governors coming together to discuss the nation's education future with President Bush. -
Americans with disabilities act P.L # 101-336
Protects all people with disabilities against discrimination in school, and work place, providing protections under the law in both public and private settings. -
Ready to Learn Act P.L. #102-545
Set up a grant program for early education programs to promote school readiness for preschool and kindergarten students. -
Improving America's schools Act P.L. # 103-382
This Act was the beginning to creating academic standards in American education. This act also gave more federal aid to poverty schools, called for a universal assessment system and also created accountability for schools to deliver a quality education to all students. -
Individuals with Disabilites Education Act pl 101 476
Creating more accountability in the educational system, allowing fewer children to slip throug the cracks. Creating individualized learning plans for students with disabilities helping them to be more successful in school and adulthood. -
No Child Left Behind pl 107-110
NCLB put great demands on teachers, creating accountability for the highest quality education. National and state education standards became tracked through standardized testing and schools were being challenged to raise the bar, having all students be college and career ready upon graduation. -
Toyota Motor Manufactoring KY Inc V. Williams 534 U.S. 184
This case defines how extensive the scope of what the ADA covers, stating that one can be considered disabled under the law if their disability substantially limits major life activities. -
NAEP report card
The National Assesment of Educational Progress, considered to be America's report card, issued a report saying that 70% of the nations 4th graders read at or below a basic level -
Koret Report
The Koret task force reported that in twenty years of increased federal spending on education, almost a 50% increase, that there is no real progress to show for it. If anything there is an even larger achievement gap between the classes. -
highly qualified teachers
According to NCLB by the 2005-2006 school year all teachers will be considered to be highly qualified under NCLB standards. -
ESEA reauthorization pl 107-110
WIth the reauthorization of the elementary and secondary education act, the groundwork was laid for the college and career ready educatin standards. -
Student proficiency
Accroding to NCLB all students throughout the nation would be reading at a proficent level during the school year 2013-2014.
