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Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark United States Supreme Court case. The Court declared that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students were unconstitutional.
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The Elementary and Secondary Education Act is a statute that funds primary and secondary education. The bill aims to provide each child with fair and equal opportunities to achieve an exceptional education.
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The Education for All Handicapped Children Act required schools to evaluate handicapped children and create a plan that would match the education, as much as possible, of non-disabled students.
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A Nation at Risk is considered a landmark event in modern American educational history. It introduced a return to academic content and basic skills to prevent schools from falling behind other countries.
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No Child Left Behind is a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. States give assessments to all students at select grade levels in order to receive federal school funding.
