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The Common Schools Movement
In the 1800s Horace Mann started a movement to create state sponsored education. This allowed children to go to school for free. -
Measurement Movement
The Measurement Movement was started by Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon. It was a test that measured your intelligence. This is what we now know as the IQ test. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
The Brown vs. Board of Education movement desegregated schools. -
National Defense Education Act
The National Defense Education act was created to enhance the American School system through funds. -
Head Start Program
The Head start Program was created to help low income families by putting them in a program that meets their needs -
Title 9
Title 9 is a law the prohibits discrimination. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
The IDEA gives free appropriate education to students with disabilities. -
Standards Movement
This movement was used to put an emphasis on setting academic standards. It helped the teachers look at students grades and and choose which curriculum to use. -
The Invention of Google
The invention of Google allowed students to use the internet as a resource so they didn't have to do all of their learning from books -
Covid-19
Covid-19 is a global pandemic that took students out of school and forced them to learn online.