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Learning Disabilities Association of America is Formed
Organization that believes that every child with a learning disability can receive the support in school. -
Civil Rights Act
Prohibits discrimination against race, color, sex, religion. -
Higher Education Act
Provides ferderal aid to higher education students. -
The Bilingual Education Act
Federal funding provided for bilingual education programs -
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Pennsylvania
Children with mental disabilities earned the right to have the same education as typical children -
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
Law prohibits discrimination against women in sports. -
Education of All Handicapped Children Act
This act requires free and appropriate public education to fit the individual's needs and abilities. -
Board of Education v. Pico
U.S Supreme Court rules that school board administrators cannot remove books from school libraries that they would deem as offensive. -
Improving America's Schools Act (IASA)
Under President Clinton this bill requires increased funding for bilingual and immigrant education. -
Minority Students Outnumber Non Caucasian Students
As of the fall of 2014, the number of Latino, African American,and Asian students in grades K-12 surpassed the number of non Hispanic white students.
