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The EAHCA, is now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The name was not changed until 1990. This was enacted in order to provide federal funding for special education programs. -
In this landmark case, the U.S. Supreme Court defined the scope of a "free appropriate public education" under IDEA, ruling that the law did not require schools to provide the best possible education, only an education that was "reasonably calculated to enable the child to receive educational benefits."
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The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability and requires that public entities, including schools, provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.
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During the reauthorization of the IDEA, the name was changed from EHA to IDEA. At this time, it also expanded the qualifications to brain injury and autism. -
This act was created to ensure students had equal opportunities for high-quality education. The NCLB Act made the schools accountable for how the students succeeded. This made schools take reports of testing scores to track improvement. This made the act controversial since it penalized schools that did not improve. -
The IDEIA was reauthorized to better align with the NCLB that was put in place. It was also amended because some teachers misidentified African Americans as having learning disabilities. The goal was to align the performance goals of peers with disabilities with peers without them. -
The ESSA replaced the No child left behind act and provided more flexibility for states in designing accountability systems for students with disabilities. They want equal opportunity for all students to have the same educational opportunities regardless of economic status, race, religion, etc. -
In this case, the court ruled that students are entitled to Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) under the IDEA. The goal is to improve the academic outcomes of students with disabilities. -
The Supreme Court decided that schools must offer special education services to aid students based on their particular circumstances. -
The pandemic forced everybody to adapt to new ways of instruction. This was difficult for the students that did not have access to these programs already.
