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Brown vs. Board of Education
- Separate is not equal
- Parents of students with disabilities could contend that their students were not receiving adequate education
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Mainstreaming Students with Disabilities
- Students with mild disabilities were mainstreamed with students without disabilities
- "Visiting" rather than instructed
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REI
- Regular education initiative
- Many students needs were not being addressed or met
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Inclusion Movement
- Functional conclusion
- Full inclusion
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IDEA
- Individual with disablities education improvement act
- six principles: due process, equal protection, zero reject, FAPE, least restrictive environment, non-discriminatory assessment
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NCLB
- No child left behind
- Five core principles: strong accountability for results, expanded flexibility and local control of schools, emphasis on research based teaching methods, expanded options for parents, and highly qualified teachers
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Section 504
- Civil rights law (originating since 1973)
- Protects those who do not qualify for services under IDEA
