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Brown vs Department of Education
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a landmark 1954 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. Brown v. Board of Education was one of the cornerstones of the civil rights movement, and helped establish the precedent that “separate-but-equal” education and other services were not, in fact, equal at all. https://youtu.be/Qqu_zergreQ -
Hobson V Hansen
Hobson v. Hansen (1967) raised legal questions about ability grouping ..The suit alleged that low-income and Black students were denied equal educational opportunity as a result of the district’s discriminatory practices.he court ruled against the defendant's policies, citing that the Board's polices denied equal opportunities to students because of standardization of the test; Standardized towards white middle class children; African-American and low SES
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Larry P vs Riley
Larry P. vs. Riles was a Supreme Court case in which California was found negligent in their use of IQ testing for educational placeThis case argued hat using intelligence tests as the sole basis for diagnosing mental retardation for placement in special education classes is inappropriate.California school districts were enjoined from using IQ tests for identification & placement of African-American children into special education classes. https://youtu.be/NgfHzAc2oaI
