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The initial Civil Rights case that ended segregation. This case served as a stepping stone for special education law
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The law suit regarding free education for children with special needs
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Involved the practice of suspending, expelling and excluding “exceptional” children from the District of Columbia public schools.
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Section 504 plan was put into action, giving disability civil rights, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in programs that receive federal financial assistance
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Allows parents access to their children's records & prevents release of school records without parental permission.
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Enacted by the United States Congress in 1975. This act required all public schools accepting federal funds to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day for children with physical and mental disabilities
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civil rights law addressing the needs of people with disabilities, prohibiting discrimination in employment, public services, public accommodations, and telecommunications.
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Requires schools to find and evaluate students suspected of having disabilities, at no cost to parents. Once kids are identified as having a disability, schools must provide them with special education and related services to meet their unique needs (Understood.org, Lee, n/d)
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Predecessor to ESSA. This Act required states to develop assessments in basic skills. To receive federal school funding, states had to give these assessments to all students at select grade levels.
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Gives more accountability to the hands of the states and districts, which will prompt a shift in focus for advocacy groups, making sure all students are successful in school
