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Brown vs. Board
Segregation in public schools is ruled unconstitutional. https://www.britannica.com/event/Brown-v-Board-of-Education-of-Topeka -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Commitment to equitable education for all
Title 1- funds directed to schools with high percentage of low income students Link:https://education.laws.com/elementary-and-secondary-education-act -
Title VI added to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
-created a Bureau of Education for the Handicapped
http://www.masfps.org/FallDir2015/ESEA_History.pdf -
PARC v. Pennsylvania (1972) and Mills v. D.C. Board of Education (1972)
Two landmark cases that determined that children with disabilities have an equal right to access education as their non-disabled peers
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Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Civil rights for all Americans with disabilities https://www.access-board.gov/the-board/laws/rehabilitation-act-of-1973 -
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA) is enacted
All schools are required to provide an education to students with disabilities link:http://www.specialednews.com/special-education-dictionary/eha---education-for-all-handicapped-children-act.htm -
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is enacted.
Provides rights to Americans with disabilities https://adata.org/ada-timeline -
The EAHCA is renamed Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
also amended to include transition services for students
-https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/leg/idea/history.html -
IDEA is amended
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No Child Left Behind
All students must be proficient in math and reading
https://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/no-child-left-behind-overview-definition-summary.html -