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Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
The ESEA provides federal funding to improve the quality of elementary and secondary education, particularly for students from low-income families, highlighting the federal role in supporting educational access and equity.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
IDEA requires public schools to make available an individualized education program (IEP) for eligible students with disabilities, ensuring their right to public education tailored to their needs.
Freedom of Association, First Amendment
Freedom of Association, implied by the First Amendment, allows individuals to come together and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend their ideas, which impacts educational settings in the form of clubs and political gatherings on campus.
Tenth Amendment
The Tenth Amendment reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or people; this includes education as educational authority is not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution.
Compulsory Education Laws
Compulsory education laws require children to attend school. These are not federal mandates but state-imposed, demonstrating the Tenth Amendment's reserve of power to the states over education.
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
This landmark Supreme Court case applied the Equal Protection Clause to declare that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students were unconstitutional.
First Amendment
The First Amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, and the press. It's educationally significant as it allows for academic freedom, the right to teach and learn freely without censorship.
Free Exercise Clause, First Amendment
The Free Exercise Clause protects individuals' rights to practice their religion as they please, so long as the practice does not run afoul of a 'public morals' or a 'compelling' governmental interest, impacting education in cases relating to school dress codes and vaccination requirements.
Plyler v. Doe (1982)
The Supreme Court case that struck down a state statute denying funding for education to undocumented immigrant children and simultaneously ruled that public schools were prohibited from denying them access to education based on their legal status, in accordance with the Equal Protection Clause.
Fourteenth Amendment, Equal Protection Clause
The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws, which has been applied to education through cases like Brown v. Board of Education.
Establishment Clause, First Amendment
The Establishment Clause prevents the government from making any law 'respecting an establishment of religion,' which affects education by prohibiting school-sponsored prayer and the teaching of creationism in public schools.
Due Process Clause, Fourteenth Amendment
The Due Process Clause guarantees that states will not deprive any person of 'life, liberty, or property, without due process of law' and involves education in disciplinary cases and special education rights.
Goss v. Lopez (1975)
This Supreme Court decision held that a public school must conduct a hearing before subjecting a student to suspension, emphasizing the importance of Due Process rights in educational settings.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance, pivotal for promoting gender equality in education.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The ADA prohibits discrimination based on disability in all aspects of public life, including education, and requires schools to provide accommodations to students with disabilities.
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