What was the 1990 renaming of the act originally passed in 1975?

What was the 1990 renaming of the act originally passed in 1975?

• A. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
• B. The Education for All Handicapped Children Act
• C. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
• D. The No Child Left Behind Act

Answer: (B)

The key idea here is recognizing how the federal law for students with disabilities was renamed in 1990. The act originally passed in 1975 was called the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, which guaranteed a free appropriate public education for children with disabilities. In 1990, Congress renamed and reauthorized it as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA. The renaming reflected a shift to a rights-based framework for students with disabilities while keeping the same essential protections (like FAPE and the requirement for IEPs) and has continued through later revisions. The other options refer to later names or related laws, but the renaming in 1990 specifically produced IDEA.

The key idea here is recognizing how the federal law for students with disabilities was renamed in 1990. The act originally passed in 1975 was called the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, which guaranteed a free appropriate public education for children with disabilities. In 1990, Congress renamed and reauthorized it as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA. The renaming reflected a shift to a rights-based framework for students with disabilities while keeping the same essential protections (like FAPE and the requirement for IEPs) and has continued through later revisions. The other options refer to later names or related laws, but the renaming in 1990 specifically produced IDEA.