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Supreme Court rules that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. This began the movement of equality in education
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Provided state federal money to states in order to improve opportunities for students who were disadvantaged (including children with disabilities)
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It provides state grants to help expand education programs for students with disabilities. Federal government money was given to schools to help train special education teachers better
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Since segregation was deemed unconstitutional, it also is unconstitutional to deny students with disabilities as education
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School sued due to interpreter being taken away from deaf student. The court ruled in favor of the school because Amy Rowley was succeeding without the interpreter. Case offered a new interpretation of FAPE. It is important because it created a definition of FAPE and clarified that students don't have to have maximum support but enough to receive educational benefits.
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Student was denied special education services because the school felt his disability was "too severe" to benefit. This led to Zero-rejection policy. Schools could not deny a child special education services, no matter how severe their disabilities are
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Added traumatic brain injury and autism as new categories of disability, transition element for students age 16 or older was added, and "People first" language began
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Reaction to the low academic achievement of American students. They began holding the government responsible for the gains for students academically and standardized testing began
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Gave a definition to "highly qualified" special education teacher,
encouraged the use of the RTI model in classrooms, and
Removed short term goals in IEP's except for those with severe disabilities -
Parents sued the school for tuition to a private school because the school was unable to provide a "meaningful education".
Confusion with terminology in courts led to a debate of what schools are required to provide. Ruled in favor of a higher standard of education for students with disabilities.