-
The Supreme Court deemed that segregation was unconstitutional and began the process of outlawing it so that the movement of equality in education could begin.
-
Children with disabilities and disadvantages in school were given federal money to ensure a better outcome for them.
-
For the students it was vital that the IQ tests were given in different language so that you can get an actual representation of the child's learning ablility.
-
Federal grants were given to special education teachers to better train them and also expand programs for students who have disabilities.
-
It required school to give a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
-
Education was deemed unconstitutional toward segregation so that meant that special need students were also discriminated against.
-
Federal funding was prohibited to those with disabilities
-
Schools were required to develop IEPs and there was federal funding for people who promised to educate students who have a disability.
-
Children with disabilities were given ESY. An extended school year was put into effect to stop regression.
-
Students do not have to have maximum support but need enough to benefit and be educated. This was found in the case where the court ruled in favor of the school.
-
In a court case or hearing parents were able to recover attorney fees if they won
-
Schools were unable to deny a child sepecial education no matter how severe their disabilities are due to the zero-rejection policy
-
This is when "people first" language was enforced. They added autism and traumatic brain injuries as new categories of disability
-
This reorganized the structure of IDEA and it required states to have interventions for parents before the process hearings
-
The government was held responsible for the improvements of students and this is why standardized testing was put into place
