Special Education

  • Plessy v Ferguson

    Legitimized "Separate but Equal". Students who were not white experienced intense discrimination and unequal opportunities in segregated education.
  • Brown v Board of Education

    Minority students continue to remain separate from white students. Additions of separate special education classrooms and ability grouping supported this.
  • Civil Rights Act

    Prohibits discrimination of an individual based on their race, ethnicity, or religion.
  • Hobson v Hansen

    De facto segregation in DC. The education system caused Black and other minority groups inequal opportunities.
  • Rehabilitation Act

    Prohibits the discrimination of disabilities in programs funded by the Federal government (504). Webmaster@dor.ca.gov. (n.d.). Rehabilitation act. Rehabilitation Act - CA Department of Rehabilitation. https://www.dor.ca.gov/Home/RehabilitationAct#:~:text=Specifically%2C%20the%20Act%20prohibits%20discrimination,contractors%20(501%20%26%20503).
  • IDEA

    "States monitor disproportionate representation by race or ethnicity in disability categories and special education placements..." Skiba, R. J., Simmons, A. B., Ritter, S., Gibb, A. C., Rausch, M. K., Cuadrado, J., & Chung, C.-G. (2008). Achieving equity in special education: History, status, and current challenges. Exceptional Children, 74(3), 264–288. https://doi.org/10.1177/001440290807400301
  • ESSA

    Protections for high-need students, high academic standards, and positive change for low performing schools. Every student succeeds act (ESSA). Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) | U.S. Department of Education. (n.d.). https://www.ed.gov/essa?src=rn