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Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional for schools to segregate children by race.
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Law enacted equal access to education for all students and provided federal funding for primary and secondary education for students disadvantaged by poverty and/or disability.
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This law called for the students with disabilities to be placed in publicly funded school settings that met their individual educational needs.
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This law made it unlawful for the D.C. Board of Education to deny educational services to students with mental and learning disabilities or behavioral issues.
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This law requires that all states accepting federal funds provide equal access to education for children with physical and mental disabilities. Including a free meal per day.
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This law gave parents of children with disabilities more say in the development of their child's education. The Individual Education Plan(IEP) was adopted.
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This law amended Public Law 94-142/Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Calling for Autism and Traumatic brain injury as new categories of a disability and an Individual Transition Plan (ITP) for those students transitioning to post-secondary education.
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Standardized testing was introduced at all public schools and had to meet the four federal requirements. Those being:
Accountadbility
Flexibility
Research-based education
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Short term goals were removed from IEP's.
Classrooms implemented the RTI model. -
This act replaces NCLB. It maintains some of NCLB requirements while implementing accountability and action towards those schools who are at a low performance standards to make positive changes.
