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Brown v Board of Education
Segregation of schools was deemed to not give students equal educational opportunities. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
This was passed to provide better or equal opportunities for underprivileged students in education. -
PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
This was a legal case where the commonwealth of PA was sued by the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens now called the Arc of PA, over a law that gave public schools the authority to deny a free education to children. -
Mills v. Board of Education, DC
This was a lawsuit filed against the District of Columbia in the U.S court. Court ruled that students with disabilities must be given a public education even if the students can not afford it. -
Seciton 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act
Allows individuals to not be prevented from receiving work because of their specific disability -
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act
Passed by congress to provide children who have mental or physical disabilities equal access to education. -
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
This is a law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation and all public and private places that are open to the public. -
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
This law ensures that students with disabilities have a free appropriate public education that is tailored to their individual needs. -
No Child Left Behind
This law was plan for schools to change culture, empower patents and improve education for all children. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
Was created/passed to have special educators be highly qualified in order to best assist and teach individuals with disabilities. -
Every Student Succeeds Act
This law replaces No Child Left Behind and modified provisions related to the periodic standardized tests given to students.