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Timeline of Special Education
Special
Education
Grace Fitzgerald
09/05/2022
Sources Used: https://www.wrightslaw.com/law/art/history.spec.ed.law.htm
Brown vs Board
#1
Brown vs
Board
Date: December 9th, 1954
Description: Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional.
Historical Importance: This ruling ended the legalization of racial segregation in schools. This overruled the separate but equal principle that was put into place in the 1890's.
Elementary & Secondary Education Act of 1965
Date: April 9th, 1965
Description: This act provided resources to students with disadvantages to help them recieve equal education.
Historical Importance: This act addressed the inequality of educational opportunities for underprivileged children.
#2
Elementary & Secondary
Education Act
of 1965
PARC & Mills
Date: October 8th, 1971
Description: Is made up of two cases, Pennsylvania Assn. for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (PARC) and Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia. Both acts gave rights to disabled kids to have as normal of a public education as possible.
Historical Importance: Roughly 27 federal court cases followed these 2 cases which lead more pressure applied to the education system allowing education for all kids.
#3
PARC &
Mills
Congressional Investigation
Date: 1972
Description: Shortly after PARC and Mills millions of children were discovered to not be recieveing apporopriate education.
Historical Importance: According to the website provided, "legislation was introduced in Congress after several “landmark court cases establishing in law the right to education for all handicapped children.”
#4
Congressional Investigation
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975
#5
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975
Date: November 19th, 1975
Description: All children with disabilities or handicaps have a right to education and that there must be a process that the State and educational agencies do to be held accountable.
Historical Importance: A sense of accounatbility to ensure that all students have access to education.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
#6
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
Date: December 3rd, 2004
Description: This became a federal law that individuals with disabilities from ages 3 to 21 have a right to education that meets their individual needs.
Historical Importance: This law not only garentee equal education, but also allows parents access to necessary services to prevent the hindering of their childs academic career.
No Child Left
Behind Out, Every Student Succeeds Act In
Date: December 10th, 2015
Description: This act removed portions of the law concerning accountability. Specifically those having to do with highly quilified teachers
Historical Importance: This act increased the choices availabe to parents.
#7
No Child Left
Behind Out, Every
Student Succeeds
Act In
Future
#8
Future
Date: 2042
Logical Prediction of Where Special Education will be in 20 years.
- Completely free education
- Personailized teaching
- Earlier intervention & prevention
- Better technology
- Better transition planning
- Teacher licensure
- Placement
- More trauma informed & culturally responsive support
- Better family support