Jazmyn Buschmann

SED 312

Professor Ross

6 February 2019

Title of Law or Year Law was Who was affected Summary of law or case.
Case: passed/ Year by the law or case?
case was tried:

Brown v Board May 17,1954 African American Father Oliver Brown tried this case when his
of Education of children who weren’t daughter was turned away from an all white school
Topeka: able to attend in Topeka, Kansas. In 1951, the NAACP filed a class
“white” schools were action lawsuit in favor of Brown and 4 other families.
able to attend any The Supreme Court stated that racial segregation in
school of choice. schools was unconstitutional towards the 14th
amendment meaning that no state can deny any
person the equal protection of the laws.

Elementary and April 9, 1965 Low income President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the ESEA
Secondary Act: communities. making education the main focus, rather than
poverty. This gave students and equal opportunity to
learn even if they lived in a low income area. The
government was put in charge of funds for materials,
professional development, and the promotion of
parental involvement. This Act is updated by the
government every five years.

Hobson v June 19, 1967 Low income The Board of Education in DC was tried by civil
Hansen: students and African rights activist Julius Hobson for using standardized
American students testing on students in early elementary that would
in the District of depict their further career. Which is a form of “ability
Columbia. grouping”. This case showed that the testing helped
to group children but wasn’t a necessary way of
doing so. This case stopped “ability grouping”
without intent giving students from low income
families and African American students and equal
education.
Architectural August 12,1968 Any facility with This act was put in place to ensure that any building
Barriers Act: government funding that was government funded be equipped to allow
and any person of access to anyone with a disability. Excusing
public with buildings built before the law was passed that
disabilities. cannot be altered, but does apply to any leases after
the law was set in place.

Diana v State 1970 Spanish speaking Diana, a Spanish speaking student from Monterey
Board of students. County, California scored low on a test she was
Education: given, because it was given in English. She was
then placed in a EMS (Educable Mentally Retarded)
classroom. The court then ruled that students be
given tests in their native language. Diana was able
to retake the test in her native language.

PARC v 1971 Citizens with special The Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens
Commonwealth needs in sued Commonwealth of Pennsylvania over a law
of Pennsylvania. that gave schools the authority to denying students
Pennsylvania: at ages 8 yet mentally age 5 an education. This was
the first case to provide students with disabilities an
equal education. This case was filed and settled in
1972, but overturned by three judges a year later.

Rehabilitation 1973 People with This was the first disability civil rights law to be put in
Act/ Section disabilities in place in the US. Section 504 coinciding with the
504: programs that are ADA and IDEA in protecting people with disabilities.
federally funded. Specifically, from being discriminated in any public
setting that receives federal assistance.

Education for 1975 Any student with This law enacted that any student with special needs
all Handicapped special needs and be accepted into any public school and be granted
Children Act: their families. As one free meal. This law also included that any
well as all public student with special needs would have a written plan
schools. for their education allowing the student to have an
experience as similar to any other non-disabled
student. This plan (IEP) would also include parent
input.

Armstrong v June 21, 1979 Any student with a The court case Armstrong v Kline gave the chance
Kline: disability in for students with disabilities to be able to attend
Pennsylvania. school for 180 days a year just like any other
student. This violated Public Law 94-142.

Americans with July 26, 1990 Any person in the Civil rights law that prohibits discrimination in all
Disabilities Act: United States that areas of public life based on disability. This
has a disability. guarantees equal opportunity for all individuals with
 disabilities. This law is also divided up into five
sections to help ensure every part of public life is
protected.

IDEA 1997 Any student with a This law requires that every state is to have effective
(Individuals disability that policies and procedures to ensure that every child
with Disabilities receives a public with disabilities has a free and equal opportunity to
Education Act): education. learn in a public school.

No Child Left 2001 Any student in a This law is a reconstruction of the Elementary and
Behind/ school with federal Secondary Act. The main goal being to make sure
Elementary and funding from the each student is educated to their grade level
Secondary Act: third grade level until standards. They make this possible by requiring
graduation. math and reading tests each year for grades 3-8 and
then once in their high school career.

IDEIA 2004 Students with This Act improves the original IDEA by changing the
(Individuals special needs in way public schools refer, evaluate, identify, serve,
with Disabilities public schools. and discipline students with special needs. This
Education ensures that students with disabilities have access
Improvement to and are successful in a regular education
Act): curriculum.