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Nov 13, 20211 min read

Day 35 - Elementary and Secondary Education Act

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act was brought into legislation in 1965 as a part of Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty. The act...

Nov 12, 20211 min read

Day 34 - 1965 Medicaid Amendments

Under Title XIX of the the social security act the Medicaid program was enacted to provide health care services to several groups of...

Nov 9, 20211 min read

Day 31 - P.L. 87-276 Teachers of the Deaf Act

Public Law 87-276 was enacted at the federal level in 1961. This act was passed to provide specially trained teachers to students who...

Nov 8, 20211 min read

Day 30 - 1958 PL 85 - 926

Public Law 85-926 was passed at the federal level in 1958. This public law encouraged an increase in teachers of students with...

Nov 7, 20211 min read

Day 29 - NJ Bills of 1954

In 1954 three bills were passed in the state of New Jersey regarding Special Education. These laws described three categories in which...

Oct 27, 20211 min read

Day 18 - P.L. 1911 c. 234 - New Jersey State

In 1911 legislation was passed in the state of New Jersey which required boards of education to report which children, if any, were three...

Oct 24, 20211 min read

Day 15 - PL 88-156

On this date - October 24th - in 1963 Public Law 88-156 was passed to assist in the prevention of “mental retardation.” The act expanded...

Oct 23, 20211 min read

Day 14 - Wyatt v. Stickney

Today, October 23rd, marks the day that the Wyatt v. Stickney lawsuit was filed in the year 1970. This case ruled that people who are...

"It is the boast of Americans that every child has opportunity of school education but it is true that many children- through no fault of their own- get nothing from education. Not education but the right education should be our boast."

- Elizabeth Farrell

Special Education History

100 Days of Facts and Milestones

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