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violation of the 14th amendment
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first PL to protect children and adults of discrimination
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assurance that special needs children would get an education
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congress re established the IDEA, expanding the rights of special needs students and their parents
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The Americans with Disabilities act is in parallel with Section 504 which forbids discrimination
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bench marks and anual goals emphasized.
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required testing for students from 3-8 to asses where they are on the learning scale.
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increases the focus on special education students.
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add on to Americans with Disabilities, making it to where students are protected
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eliminates teacher status of being "highly Qualified"