Education Law History 1954 to 2018

By Cleytie

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Addressed segregation/integration of schools.

  • Training of Professional Act of 1959 (Public Law 86-158)

    Helped train leaders to educate children with mental retardation

  • Elementary and Secondary Education act of 1965 (Public Law 89-10)

    Provided stated with direct assistance for educating children with disabilities

  • State Schools Act (Public Law 89-313)

    Provided stated with direct assistance for educating children with disabilities

  • Teachers of the Deaf Act of 1967 (Public Law 87-276)

    Addressed training of personnel for children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

  • Handicapped Children's Early Education Assistance Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-538)

    Support for early education programs and increased head start enrollment for young children with disabilities

  • Economic Opportunities Amendment of 1972 (Public Law 92-424)

    Support for early education programs and increased head start enrollment for young children with disabilities

  • Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia

    Establish state responsibility for educating children with disabilities.

  • P.A.R.C v. Pennsylvania, 343 F. Supp. 279 (E.D. Pa. 1972)

    P.A.R.C. extended the ruling of Brown v. Board of Education to students with disabilities

  • All Handicapped Children’s Act (Public Law 94-142)

    1. Support states and protects the rights of individuals with disabilities and their families (including infants and toddlers) 2. Before this was passed, only 1 in 5 children with disabilities was served. After passed, services to children with disabilities increased from 1.8 million to 7.5 million

  • Hendrick Hudson Dist. Bd. Of Ed. v. Rowley

    Addressed for the first time what is meant by (Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE).

  • Board of Education v. Rowley, 458 U.S. 176

    Concerned with the provision of a certified sign language interpreter for Deaf Students.

  • Reauthorization of (Public Law 99-457)

    Addresses early education services for children with disabilities and their families from birth.

  • Honig v. Doe, 484 U.S. 305

    Addressed the issue of expelling a student with disabilities.

  • Timothy W. v. Rochester, New Hampshire, School District, 875 F.2d 954 (1st Cir. 1989)

    This case is an appeal of a former case that stated a child that is profoundly handicapped is not eligible for special education if he cannot benefit from such education.

  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or IDEA (Public Law 110-476)

    Reauthorization of the EHA. The name changed from EHA to IDEA. Established disability categories for traumatic brain injury and Autism. Established that each student have a transition plan as a part of their IEP.

  • Reauthorization (Public Law 105-17)

    Emphasis is placed on the general curriculum for students with disabilities. States were given authority to expand “developmental delay” to include up to age 9. Provided a process to attempt the resolution of disputes between families and LEAs.

  • Reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or IDEA

  • Release of IDEA Regulations

    Requiring research-based interventions for instruction or eligibility determination for students with learning difficulties.

  • Additional IDEA regulations addressed

    Parental consent for services (related and special education). Non-attorney representation in due process. Stat monitoring, technical assistance, and enforcement. Funding. Employment for individuals with disabilities.

  • Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments

  • Additional IDEA regulations

    Clarified IDEA for infants and toddlers with disabilities program.

  • Addition IDEA regulations

    Revised parental consent requirements for public benefits and informed consent of all legal protections.

  • IDEA regulation revisions

    Legislation governing fiscal effort of LEAs and defining modified academic standards and assessments.

  • IDEA regulation revisions

    Addresses disproportionality and proper identification of students with Disabilities

  • 2017 revision of (Public Law 85-926)

    Made changes to reflect Rosa’s Law replacing “mental retardation” with intellectual disabilities.

  •  Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District Re-1

    A revisit of FAPE and the level of benefit required by districts “School must offer an IEP reasonably calculated to enable a child to make progress appropriate in light of the child’s circumstances.”