History of Education: Is it up to the government to create informed and productive members of society through education?
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Massachusetts
requires towns of 50 or more families to hire a schoolmaster to teach basic literacy to children -
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History of Education: Is it up to the government to create informed and productive members of society?
Is it up to the government to create informed and productive members of society? -
Horace Mann
Horrace Mann fights for the right for common schools so that all children can learn literacy, numeracy, and citizenship -
Attendance Laws
16 states now have compulsory attendance laws. By the state demanding attendance they are taking responsibilty of enforcing truency laws along with the parent. -
Smith-Hughes Act
The Smith Hughes Act provided federal funding for vocational education. It was created to promote agricultural education in hopes to supply the country with better farming and more food. -
National Defense Education Act (NDEA)
Congress passes the NDEA to increase federal funding for science education and research. This was one year after Sputnik was launched and the governement wanted to put money into keeping up with ever-advancing technology. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act was passed in 1965 as part of Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty." It is said to be one of the most impactful federal legislation acts in education. It provides federal funding to ensure that equal oppurtunities are provided for all elementary and secondary students, to shorten achievement gaps, and to create higher standards and accountability. -
Educate America Act
It was passed in 1994 by president Clinton to create academic standards that all children were expected to meet. He was hoping to acheieve a set of academic goals for educational progress by the year 2000. -
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act was put into place by George W. Bush in 2001 to hold schools accountable for their students score's on standardized tests.It reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. -
America COMPETES Act
The America COMPETES act was put into place by President Obama in 2011 to strenghten science, engineering, math, and technology education. The goal of this was to keep America in the running for advancements along with other countries.
