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Engel v. Vitale
This cases is about voluntary prayer happening in public schools. Which means the prayer was violating the First Amendment and that is what Engel was trying to prove with the New York state's Board of Regents. -
Samuel A. Kirk
Dr. Kirk was the first to define the term learning disabilities." The first writing about learning disability was in the year 1896. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act ended the segregation in public places and banned the employment discrimination. This includes race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Project Head Start
This project is an educational program for children who come from low-income families. This course lasts for eight weeks during the summer. This program is part of the "War on Poverty" and it still continues to today. -
Education and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
This act offers help to students who need textbooks, funding for education centers, and scholarships for low-income college students. This law also provides federal grants to state educational agencies which is to improve the elementary and secondary education. -
Bilingual Education Act
This act recognizes the needs of Limited English Speaking Ability (LESA) students. It was to provide bilingual education program. -
Diana v. California State Board
Children were not able to understand the materials on the tests because of the language differences. The tests were given to the students in English which caused many students who had a language barrier received low scores. This caused a ripple effect with the students being placed in low academic classes. -
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens (PARC) v. Pennsylvania
PARC sued the CommonWealth of Pennsylvania because of a law that denied education to students who were too much of a burden. This burden was about putting these students into the school and into the classroom environments. This case helped many children with mental disabilities to receive a public education. -
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
This act protects based on sex in education programs or activities especially those that receive Federal finance assistance. This act is not just based on women playing in sports but in education as well. -
National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE)
In 1975 this organization was founded. This organization helps improve instructional practices for diverse students. It provides educators with more high-quality opportunities.
