Landmark cases for Diversity

IDEA

• Occurrence was November 29, 1975
• All children with disabilities

IDEA

• Creation of Office of Special Education Programs
• Guidelines for children 3-21 years of age

IDEA

• States required to educate children with disabilities
• free education for children
• Create IEP for each child
• Services available for all children

IDEA

• It is a Federal law and teachers need to be familiar with it
• Provide equal education to all students
• School districts must comply to receive federal funding
• Federal law

TITLE IX AND SEX DISCRIMINATION

• This occurred in 1972
• It protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs

Title IX

• State and local agencies that receive ED funds
• Nondiscriminatory manner is required for each student

TITLE IX

• Helps with morality
• Helps with funding
• Teachers, students, and parents know their rights

Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Act

• In 1988 it was passed by Congress
• Geared to gifted and talented students

Gifted and Talented Act

• Purpose of the Act is to orchestrate a coordinated program of scientifically based research
• Projects and strategies that build and enhance the ability of elementary and secondary schools to help with special educational needs of the gifted and talented students

Gifted and Talented Act

• Helps develop guidelines
• Helps with awareness of grants
• Helps with practice and policies

TITLE I

• Education Act occurred in 1965

Title I

• The population refers to improving the academic achievement of the disadvantaged

Title I

• This legislation's purpose is to make sure all children have an equal chance to receive a quality education

Title I

• Requirements for schools are meeting needs of low-achieviers
• closing achievement gap
• accountability for schools
• distributing resources that make a difference
• greater teacher decision making and flexibility

Title I

• accelerated education program
• promotes scientific based instructional strategies
• Elevates quality of instruction
• Parents have opportunities to participate in education of children

Title I

• Important to teachers because there is more unified education in the U.S.

Rehabilitation Act

• Occurred in 1973 & 1974
• It was created to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities

Rehabilitation Act

• Requires a school district to provide a "free appropriate public education" (FAPE) to each qualified student with a disability who is in the school district's jurisdiction, regardless of the nature or severity of the disability of the person

Rehabilitation Act

• This is important for the teacher to be familiar with what the law requires to be compliant with regulations
• This assures the continuance of funding available

Lau vs. Nichols

• This decision was delivered on January 21, 1974
• It addressed the non-English-speaking students

Lau vs. Nichols

• This gives school districts permission to determine when student needs bilingual instruction
• All students are required to master English
• Requires English proficiency for all students before graduation

Lau vs. Nichols

• Teachers need to be informed of the law to keep from repeating the same mistakes
• Lau vs. San Francisco violated civil rights

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