special ed

  • Brown v Board of Education

    Brown v Board of Education

    This court case established that there would no longer be segregation in schools and that all children deserved to have an equal education
  • Elementary and Second Education Act of 1965

    Elementary and Second Education Act of 1965

    This allowed for schools to be provided resources to ensure that children with disabilities were provided with an equal education.
  • Education of the handicap act

    Education of the handicap act

    This law replaced the elementary and second education act. This law established a grant to push states to provide schools with the required reources to provide children with disabilities an equal education.
  • Pennsylvania Assn. for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (PARC)

    Pennsylvania Assn. for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (PARC)

    This law dealt with the exclusion of kids with mental retardation in public schools. In addition to this, it also stated that special placement for children with disabilities has to be agreed to by a parent as well.
  • Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia

    Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia

    This law ensured that children with disabilities may not be exlcuded or expelled from public schools based on their disabilities.
  • Congressional Investigation

    Congressional Investigation

    This was an investigation that happened among children with disabilities once congress found out that some students with disabilities were still not recieving fair education
  • Public Law 94-142: The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975

    Public Law 94-142: The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975

    This law stated that all handicap and disabled children had a right to education and that state and local educational programs would be held accountable for this.
  • IDEA Compliance Report

    IDEA Compliance Report

    After the IDEA compliance test, this was the report that showed that many students with disabilities were not being helped in schoo, but instead given normal education
  • IDEA compliance test

    IDEA compliance test

    This was a test pushed to ensure no schools were segrating students based on their disabilities, it involved several terms such as "Your state should have policies and procedures that ensure that all children with disabilities receive a free appropriate education."
  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004

    Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004

    This law provided children with disabilities the education they needed to meet a childs unique needs and prepare the children for not only further education but also future employment and every day living