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(ESEA) is passed by congress and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson to strengthen and improve educational quality and educational opportunities in the Nation's elementary and secondary schools.
(e.g. [https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R45977#:~:text=of%20disadvantaged%20students.-,The%20ESEA%20was%20initially%20enacted%20in%201965%20(P.L.%2089%2D10,times%20since%20its%20initial%20enactment.]) -
The Rehabilitation Act was enacted. Section 504 prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. (e.g. [https://diversity.gatech.edu/equity-compliance/50-years-section-504/section-504-history-and-overview#:~:text=Section%20504%20of%20the%20Rehabilitation,of%2C%20or%20be%20subjected%20to]) -
Public Law 94-142 known as The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. This Law Aided schools in providing equal access to education for over 7.5 million children with disabilities.
(e.g. [https://eunasolutions.com/resources/understanding-pl-94-142-5-ways-this-historical-law-has-transformed-education/#:~:text=PL%2094%2D142%20was%20the,7.5%20million%20children%20with%20disabilities.]) -
Requires that each handicapped infant or toddler and their family receive: (1) a multidisciplinary assessment of unique needs and the identification of services appropriate to meet such needs; and (2) a written individualized family service plan developed by a multidisciplinary team, including the parent or guardian. (e.g. [https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/senate-bill/2294#:~:text=Requires%20that%20each%20handicapped%20infant,including%20the%20parent%20or%20guardian.]) -
(IDEA) is passed. The goal is to provide children with disabilities the same opportunity for education as those students who do not have a disability.
(e.g. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individuals_with_Disabilities_Education_Act#:~:text=In%201990%2C%20the%20United%20States,do%20not%20have%20a%20disability.]) -
(IDEA) is reauthorized providing a major retooling and expansion of services for students with disabilities and their families. Retrieved from: Special Education in Contemporary Society, 7th edition by Richard M. Gargiulo and Emily C. Bouck -
No Child Left Behind Act was passed by Congress. This federal law contains the most sweeping changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) since it was enacted in 1965.
(e.g. [https://www.cde.ca.gov/nclb/sr/pc/cefnclb.asp]) -
IDEA is reauthorized again, focusing on early intervention and response to intervention (RTI)
(e.g. [https://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/ld/legal-implications-of-response-to-intervention-and-special-education-identification]) -
Rosa's Law removes the terms mental retardation and mentally retarded from federal health, education, and labor statues. Preferred language is now intellectual disability. Way to go Rosa! (e.g. [https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/08/01/2013-18552/change-in-terminology-mental-retardation-to-intellectual-disability#:~:text=In%20October%202010%2C%20Congress%20passed,Federal%20agencies%20that%20administer%20the]) -
The purpose of this Act was to replace and update the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) which was signed into law in 2002.
(e.g. [https://www.britannica.com/topic/No-Child-Left-Behind-Act]) -
Parents sued school for tuition to a private school because the school was unable to provide a "meaningful education".
(e.g. [https://www.csmonitor.com/EqualEd/2017/0111/How-US-Supreme-Court-cases-could-reshape-special-education])