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It prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, or national origin.
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His views regarding learning help to popularize the cognitive learning theory as an alternative to behaviorism.
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In the case of Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v Pennsylvania, the federal court rules that students with mental retardation are entitled to a free public education.
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It prohibits discrimination and requires schools to take action to overcome barriers which prevent equal protection. The legislation has been particularly important in protecting the rights of students with limited English proficiency.
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It requires that a free, appropriate public education, suited to the student's individual needs, and offered in the least restrictive setting be provided for all "handicapped" children. States are given until 1978 (later extended to 1981) to fully implement the law.
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It reastablishes the idea of a National Teachers Corps.
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It expands the access to higher education for low and middle income students, providing additional funds for graduate studies, and increasing accountability.
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In the cases of Parents involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No 1 and Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that race cannot be a factor in assigning students to high schools, thus rejecting integration plans in Seattle and Louisville, and possibly affecting similar plans in school districts around the nation.
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Nearly half of which goes to local school districts to prevent layoffs and for school modernization and repair. It includes the Race to the Top initiative, a 4.35-billion-dollar program designed to induce reform in K-12 education.
