Special Education By devine92 1900 Common Schools Teach Common Values https://www.alleducationschools.com/blog/history-of-special-education/ 1940 Early Special Education Programs https://www.alleducationschools.com/blog/history-of-special-education/ 1954 Brown v. Board of Education (1954) https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) https://blog.ed.gov/2015/04/what-is-esea/ 1970 PARC and Mills https://disabilityjustice.org/right-to-education/ 1972 Congressional Investigation https://history.house.gov/Institution/Origins-Development/Investigations-Oversight/ 1975 Public Law 94-142: The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 http://www.projectidealonline.org/v/special-education-public-policy/ Dec 3, 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 http://www.cpacinc.org/materials-publications/legal-rights/the-individuals-with-disabilities-education-improvement-act-idea-2004/ Jul 1, 2005 Aligning IDEA and NCLB https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/Alignment_with_NCLB_2-2-07.pdf