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Impactful Educational Policy in K-12
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Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education requires public schools to educate all children, regardless of race. -
Mandatory Reporting
Mandatory reporting made a huge significant impact on children and protected them, because teachers, administrators, counselors, coaches, volunteers, and other school personnel have been mandated to report any suspicious activity. Mandatory reporting has helped create a more stabilized environment for the child. This is a very important and necessary duty of educational leaders to maintain a safe and comfortable environment for students and their families. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Right Act of 1964 (Public Law 88-352) authorized the Commissioner of Education to arrange for support for institutions of higher education and school districts to provide in-service programs for assisting instructional staff in dealing with problems caused by desegregation. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Primary and secondary education is funded through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) (Public Law 89-10). The ESEA was designed to address educational inequality. -
FERPA
FERPA also known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, was an Act that ensured the rights of privacy in the family and student's education records. -
NCLB
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110) was signed into law in 2002. The Act requires states to develop assessments in basic skills to be given to all students in certain grades, if those states are to receive federal funding for schools. The Act does not assert a national achievement standard; standards are set by each individual state. -
IDEA
Individual with Disabilities Improvement Act modifies changes to the education of children with disabilities to get in better alignment with No Child Left Behind. -
Common Core Standards
The Common Core State Standards Initiative is an educational initiative in the United States that details what K–12 students should know in English language arts and mathematics at the end of each grade.
