Historical Timeline- Special Education Landmark cases

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    Local Education Agencies - LEA

    • State laws required schools serve those with disabilities, but only funded partial funds to those services.
    • Students with disabilities were left unserved or not serviced at all in the Public School.
    • in the year of 1971 Common Wealth of Pennsylvania v. Board of Education in the District of Columbia, established that local and State Schools provide students with disabilities an equal opportunity act, under the 14th Amendment of the U.S Constitution.
    Martin, Martin & Terman, 1996, p.28
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    Board of Education of Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley. 458 U.S 176

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    Individuals with Disability Education Improvement Act of 2004 ( IDEA)

    • In 2004- President Bush- signed the ( IDEA) on December 3, 2004.
    • Congress had amended and renamed the Special Education law several times since 1975.
    • Since renaming this act increased and focused on accountability and improved outcomes by emphasizing reading, and early intervention. http://www.wrightslaw.com/bks/selaw2/selaw2.htm 2,ed- chapter:3