Education cases

IDEA

• Individuals with Disabilities Act, signed into law Oct. 30, 1990 by Pres. George H. W Bush
• This act is for all children with disabilities the right to a free and public education that needs their needs that will help prepare them for their future.

IDEA

• Part A outlines terms of the Act
• Part B outlines the educational guidelines that schools need to follow in order to receive financial backing from the government.
• Part C outlines the needs for identifying those children with disabilities that are young from birth to age 2 and working with their families.

IDEAs

• Part D outlines the ways for improvement of education for disabled children on a national level.
• As a result of IDEA, teachers and schools, are able to serve those students with disabilities and are proved a guideline of how to do it as well.

Title IX

Title IX
Education Amendment of 1972 that protects from discrimination based on sex orientation. Meaning that if a school is wanting financial aid from the government they shall not excluded anyone from participating in or deny the benefit of any education activity or program. Not only does this act over public school it covers, colleges, for-profit agencies, libraries and museums as well.

This is important information for teachers to realize because times have changed and continued to change. Separation of gender doesn't follow the normal boy and girl gender anymore. Educators need to protect themselves in how they say things and do things in regards to gender.

Jacob javits Gifted & Talented Act

• This act was originally passed in 1988 as part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The Javits Act was the only federal program dedicated for gifted and talented students.
• Purpose of this act is to coordinate programs to meet the needs of the gifted & talented students in school.

Gifted & Talented Act

• The Javits program is funded by Congress
• Gifted & Talented students are defined as individuals that show achievement in areas of intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership areas.
• Know these signs teachers may provide the proper resources for their students

Title I

Title I

• Part of Elem. & Secondary Education Act of 1965
• Has 12 key points
• Points range from ensure all children have fair and equal opportunity to obtain and education to providing parental involvement.

Title I

• Holding schools accountable for improving academic achievement and improving & strengthening accountability, teaching and learning by assessment are also points within the act.
• Districts and teachers need to be aware of the statement of purpose of the act as it provides financial monies to the district based on the achievement skills of the students.

section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 &1974

504

• Section 504 of the Rehab. Act of 1973
• federal law to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities in programs & activities
• These programs receive financial aid from Federal aid from the Department of Education

504

• School districts are to provide a "free appropriate public education" FAPE to each individual with a disability who is in the district regards of severity of disability or nature.
• Section 504-a student needs to have or had meet a physical or mental impairment that limits one or more major life activities, be regarded to having such impairment.

504
Important information for teachers to know so that they can provide the best learning environment for their students.

Lau v. Nichols

Lau V. Nichols

• US Supreme Court Case in 1974
• Started in 1971, SFUSD and 2856 Chinese students, "Lee v Johnson."

Lau V. Nichols

• 1972-Edward H. Stein filed Lau V. Nichols
• 1974 Supreme Court ruled it that the lack of secondary language instruction in public school for students with limited English proficiency violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964.