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"Horace Mann started a movement to bring about state-sponsored public education. His movement included a statewide curriculum and the use of local property tax to fund public education. The Common Schools Movement allowed students to go to public school and learn for free" (10 Important Events in Education History, 2021).
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This landmark happened on May 17, 1954. It was a case ordering desegregation of the schools in America. "In McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents, supra, the Court, in requiring that a Negro admitted to a white graduate school be treated like all other students, again resorted to intangible considerations: “. . . his ability to study, to engage in discussions and exchange views with other students, and, in general, to learn his profession" (The National Center, 2001).
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"At William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Ruby Bridges, a first grader, was the first African American child to attend. She eventually became the only child in the class, because all the white parents pulled their students out of the class" (JustAnnet, 2020).
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"IDEA ensures that all children with disabilities are entitled to a free appropriate public education to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment and independent living. A lot of children weren't allowed entry into public school altogether,while others were placed in segregated classrooms, or in regular classrooms without adequate support for their special needs (Katsiyannis, Yell, Bradley, 2001; Martin, Martin, Terman, 1996; U.S. Department of Education, 2010).
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"The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990. Some parts of the ADA didn’t go into effect until after that date to give entities time to comply with the law, but those compliance deadlines have passed".