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History Of Special Education
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Education Act
Rab Butler was the Minister of Education. The Education Act was made the school leaving age 15 and provided free school in different types of schools. The schools were grammar, secondary modern and technical schools. It was hoped that these schools would help those with different academic levels and other abilities of children. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Brown vs. Board of Education Five cases brought in various states around the country, which challenged the exclusion of African American students from schools attended by white children in the same district. This court case concluded that "separate but equal" schools were unconstitutional. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act passed on April 7,1965. This law distributed funding to school districts and schools with a large percentage of students from low-income families. It was designed to close the skill gap in math, writing, and reading between students from low-income houses which attend rural or urban schools and students from middle-class who attend suburban schools. -
Mills vs. District of Columbia Board of Education
Mills vs. District of Columbia Board of Education was a lawsuit filed against the District of Columbia. The ruling was that students with disabilities have to be given a public education even if the students are unable to pay for it. This particular case established that all children hold the right to free public education and training appropriate to their learning abilities. -
The Warnock Report
The Warnock Report was the report if the Committee of Inquiry into the Education of Handicapped Children and Young People. The Report recommended that segregated "special" schools should be only for those students with the most complex and multiple disabilities which were long-term and that "regular" schools should develop to meet the needs of other students. Not all of the Report's recommendations were adapted. -
Howard S. vs. Friendswood Independent School District
Howard vs. Friendswood Independent Independent School District was the first lawsuit under Section 504 and produced the second federal court decision in the country. A student with a learning disability was discriminated against and denied non-complex accommodations. The court ruled in favor of the student and the Friendswood Independent School District had to provide behavioral programming, recognizing the special needs of the student, and pay for the cost of private school. -
Education Of Deaf Act
A bill passed to permit quality educational programs for deaf individuals to improve educational programs for deaf individuals in the United States of America. -
The Americans with Disability Act
The Americans with Disability Act is a civil rights law the bans discrimination against those with disabilities in every area of public life, such as, work, school, restaurants, transportation, and public and private places that are open to the public. The function of the law is to ensure that those with disabilities have the same opportunities and rights as the "general public". [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq0pBEJoCvY](hhttp://timetoast.com) -
Sacramento City Unified School District, Board of Education vs. Rachel H.
In this case the Circuit Court upheld the decision of the lower court. The parents in this case challenged the decision to place their daughter half time in a special education classroom and half time in a regular classroom. The parents wanted their daughter in the regular classroom full time. In upholding the lower court decision, the Circuit Court established a four part balancing test to determine whether a school district is complying with IDEA. The court found in favor of the child. -
IDEA
This Act requires every state to have in effect procedures and policies to assure a free appropriate education for all students with disabilities. Congress desired to achieve this for children by strengthening the role of parents, focusing on teaching and learning, access to the general curriculum, ensuring schools are safe and conductive to learning. This law requires that special education students are tested as a "regular" student.
http://www.apa.org/advocacy/education/idea/index.aspx
