Special Education Historical Time Line

By ANCHRI9199

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education (1954), now acknowledged as one of the greatest Supreme Court decisions of the 20th century, unanimously held that the racial segregation of children in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. (PBS 2006).
    https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/supremecourt/rights/landmark_brown.html

  • Reynolds v. Sims

    In Reynolds v. Sims (1964), the Supreme Court ruled that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires that the legislative districts across states be equal in population. (Cheatham, A. (2011, February 1).( Cheatham, A. (2011, February 1).

  • PARC vs. Common Wealth

    The state of Pennsylvania did not have public education for mentally retarded and physical disabled children, which left the parents to resort to private schools.
    https://www.slideshare.net/AngieCheatham/court-cases-6780307