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Brown vs Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education was a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. This case paved the way for integration and was a huge victory for the African American community. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
This act was passed by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson as part of his "War on Poverty". This act funds primary and secondary education, while exclusively forbidding the establishment of a national curriculum. Additionally, the bill aims to shorten the achievement gaps between students by providing each child with fair and equal opportunities to achieve a good quality education. -
Education for All Handicapped Children's Act
This act required all public schools accepting federal funds to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day for children with physical and mental disabilities. Additionally, the act also required that school districts provide administrative procedures so that parents of disabled children could dispute decisions made about their children’s education -
Americans With Disabilities Education Act
This is a U.S. federal law that governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education, and related services to children with disabilities. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
This was a civil rights law that prohibits, under certain circumstances, discrimination based on disability. It was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H. W. Bush -
IDEA 1997
A law originaly established in 1975. In 1997, U.S. President Bill Clinton signed amendments to the Act that focus on improving the education of children with disabilities by
Identifying children with special needs before they enter school and providing services to help them, -
No Child Left Behind Act
No Child Left Behind Act is a United States Act of Congress that is a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The Act requires states to develop assessments in basic skills. -
Reauthorization of the IDEA 2004
On December 3, 2004, President Bush signed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, a major reauthorization and revision of IDEA. The new law maintains the basic structure but also makes significant changes in the law. -
Obama signs NDAA *CURRENT EVENT*
NDAA allows the military to indefinitely detain anyone even remotely suspected of being a terrorist with no jury, no trial, no legal representation and not even any requirement that the government produce evidence against the accused. Often ignored by the mainstream media. -
Seven injured as blasts rock Russia before Olympic Games *CURRENT EVENT*
Five Russian civilians and two policemen were reported injured on Friday in a restaurant attack in Dagestan which is home to insurgents who have threatened to strike next month’s Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. -
As Drought Continues, Farmers Fear Feds Could Seize Water *CURRENT EVENT*
With no end in sight to California’s drought, farmers in the San Joaquin Valley fear federal officials could seize water in the San Luis Reservoir intended for their crops. -
Mexico launches anti-kidnapping agency after abductions soar *CURRENT EVENTS*
Mexico’s government on Tuesday created an anti-kidnapping agency after abductions soared 20 percent last year despite President Enrique Pena Nieto’s vow to reduce the crime.
