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Children cannot being denied the opportunity of an education.
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This law was made to address the inequality of educational opportunity for underprivileged children, Access to quality education, as said by Wright (1998-2018). Wright (1998-2018) said that it started the expansion for education of handicapped children.
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Wright (1998-2018) said that in early 1970s two cases were brought up to the courts, Pennsylvania Assn. for Retarded Children v.Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (PARC)and Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia.
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Education of the Handicapped Act (P.L. 91-230) is a program that made States to develop educational programs for students with disabilities, Wright (1998-2018).
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After PARC and Mills congress establish the right to education for all handicapped children as said by Wright (1998-2018).
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Protects students with a disability from being discriminated
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Wright (1998-2018) said that congress intended all children with disabilities have the right to education, State and local education agencies are responsible for providing services to children with disabilities.
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This laws also protects form being discriminated in colleges and universities as well as elementary, middle and high schools. The universities do not provide free education but they have to offer an environment suitable for students with disabilities as said by Masters in Special Education Degree Program Guide (2018).
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No Child Left Behind Act ,"to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education.” Wright (1998-2018).
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The Special Education Act has been change over the years in 2004 it was reauthorized statute is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act as said by Wright (1998-2018).