Day 96 - Every Student Succeeds Act
The Every Student Succeeds Act was signed into law in 2015. The act reauthorized and replaced No Child Left Behind - the 2002...
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Day 92 - Rosa's Law
Public Law 111-256 was approved on October 5, 2010. The act changed language in Federal Law from “mental retardation” to “intellectual...
Jan 4, 20221 min read
Day 87 - 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was signed into law as a stimulus package. This act provided significant increases in the...
Jan 2, 20221 min read
Day 85 - P.L. 108-446
IDEA was reauthorized again in 2004 under Public Law 108-446. CEC provided testimony and other information to guide congress in the...
Dec 30, 20211 min read
Day 82 - 1997 IDEA Amendments
Public Law 105-17 reauthorized IDEA with amendments. Part of the amendments required that parents be given the opportunity and procedures...
Dec 27, 20211 min read
Day 79 - Sacramento City Unified School District v. Rachel H (1994)
The case of Sacramento City Unified School District v. Rachel H was decided by the supreme court in 1994. This landmark victory ensured...
Dec 21, 20211 min read
Day 74 - Reauthorization of EHA to IDEA
In 1990 the reauthorization of the Education for Handicapped Children Act renamed the law to the Individuals with Disabilities Education...
Dec 20, 20211 min read
Day 72 - The Quality Education Act of 1990
The Quality Education Act was passed in the New Jersey legislature on May 24, 1990. The act was created to address facility problems,...
Dec 19, 20211 min read
Day 71 - The Americans with Disabilities Act
In 1990 Public Law 101-336 was passed. Titled, “The Americans with Disabilities Act,” this law sought to prevent and prohibit...
Dec 14, 20211 min read
Day 66 - P.L. 91-230 Education of the Handicapped Act (1970)
The Education of the Handicapped Act (P.L. 91-230) was passed by congress in 1970. This act amended the Elementary and Secondary...
Dec 12, 20211 min read
Day 64 - Public Law 99-457
Public Law 99-457 was adopted on October 8, 1986 under the title “Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986.” These amendments...
Dec 6, 20211 min read
Day 58 - The State Facilities Education Act of 1979
The State Facilities Education Act of 1979 was adopted in the state of New Jersey. The act was concerned with assigning the...
Dec 5, 20211 min read
Day 57 - Wyatt v. Stickney
The 1971 court case Wyatt v. Stickney ruled that people who are involuntarily committed to state institutions because of mental illness...
Dec 4, 20211 min read
Day 56 - Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia
Supreme Court case Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia argued that a school district could not exclude children with...
Dec 1, 20211 min read
Day 53 - Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education
Public Law 98-524, or the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act was passed in 1984. The act established vocational and technical...
Nov 30, 20211 min read
Day 51 - PL 94-142 ; 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children Act
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was signed 46 years ago on November 29, 1975 by President Gerald Ford. The act ensures a...
Nov 23, 20211 min read
Day 43 - Section 504
Section 504 of the the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination of individuals based on disabilities. The act ensured that...
Nov 23, 20211 min read
Day 42 - Congressional Investigation 1972
In 1972 a congressional investigation was launched to determine the state of children with disabilities in the United States. The...
Nov 19, 20211 min read
Day 41 - PARC v. Pennsylvania Commonwealth
Pennsylvania Association of Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a court case from the early 1970s which dealt with the...
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...
"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
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