ESE601 Historical Timeline

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  • The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)

    The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was a cornerstone of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “War on Poverty”

  • The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) pt. 2

    The 2001 reauthorization of ESEA under President George W. Bush was known as the No Child Left Behind Act

  • The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) pt. 3

    ESEA was reauthorized on December 10, 2015 as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) under President Barack Obama.

  • The Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ruling

    The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was sued by the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens (PARC). This was the first major legal case to provide equality to students with disabilities.

  • Handicapped Children’s Protection Act

    An Act to amend the Education of the Handicapped Act to authorize the award of reasonable attorneys' fees to certain prevailing parties.