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Margaret Douglass Sentenced to Prison
Douglass' efforts to educate the children of freed slaves in reading in writing resulted in her being sentenced to one month in jail (Skiba, 2008). -
Plessy v. Ferguson
This case came to the Supreme Court with the conclusion to have 'separate but equal' resources for whites and for people of color. However, due to the ideal that this case was done during the era of the Jim Crow Laws, the resources present in the community was separate but was not equal in any way, shape, or form. -
Brown v. Board of Education
In this Supreme Court Case, Brown wanted African American children to be able to be given the same opportunities in education that are given to whites. In addition, this case also promotes separate classes for individuals enrolled in special education classes. -
Hobson v. Hansen
In this case, the 'de facto' segregation proposed in Plessy v. Ferguson is challenged to include provide equal access to educational programs for students in the public school system of Washington, DC (Skiba, 2008). -
Dunn's critique of the Field of Education
Dunn's critique came up due to frustrations of African American children not being equally represented in Special Education (Skiba, 2008). -
Diana v. California State Board of Education
Established a protocol in which students who are being evaluated for Special Education programs are to be assessed in their primary language (Skiba, 2008). -
Guadalupe Organization v. Tempe Elementary School District
In this court case, the judge ruled in favor of allowing children enroll into bilingual education in order to close the achievement gap and increase student retention rates as they progress throughout their development as a student (Skiba, 2008). -
Mills v. Board of Education
This was the Supreme Court case in which the racial equality within the classroom environment for students with disabilities was put into question due to the lack of representation for students of minority groups (Skiba, 2008). -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
In this Act passes by the US government, it serves as the first piece of legislation that was set in place with the intention of ensuring that any students with a disability regardless of race or ethnicity would be able to receive equal access to services to aide students in their development while learning with their disability (Skiba, 2008). -
Reauthorization of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
In this piece of legislation, the decision was made to make an honest effort to provide equal representation of students with disabilities in their education in comparison to their other peers. The goal in mind is to decrease the drop out rates of minority students and encourage students to stay in school and obtain their high school diploma. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
This legislation was made to improve the education of students with disabilities as it pertains to receiving equal access to services that are centered on Special Education and will ultimately meet the needs of each individual child with a disability (Skiba, 2008).
