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Public Law 88-164
Funds to train professional to work with special needs children backed by JFK. -
Federal Actions for Students Who Are Gifted
Javits Act public law 100-297. Provided a small amount of money to support research and aslo demonstate programs that focus on special needs of gifted students. -
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act Public law 93-112
Illegal to deny participation in activities or programs solely because a child has a disability. -
Public Law 94-142
Education for All hadicapped Children Act. Assure that they all had free and appopriate public education. -
Public Law 99-457
Insured children with handicaps would get federal funds from birth on, meaning that younger children that were left out from the previous laws would be helped here. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
Public law 101-336. Extends the civil rights act of 1964 to persons with disabilities. -
No Child Left Behind Act
Public law 107-110. It holds schools and educators responsible for bringing all students to a minimum level of competency. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
This was to improve the orignal Education for all Handicapped children Act by improving: Quality of personnel, IEP standards, and transition services. -
American recovery and Reinvestment Act
Stimulate economic activity in a number of areas one of which was education.