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Horace Mann-Common School Movement
They called Horace Mann the "Father of American Education". Mann strived for bringing children and schools together regardless of social background, wealth, or race. Hann believed that education should be nondenominational, global and most certainly, free. Horace Mann's hard work was the start of something new for education. -
The Cardinal Principles Report
With a more diverse student body, the Cardinal Principles concluded that it would be beneficial to educate students about health, common of fundamental processes, worthy home membership, vocation, citizenship, worthy use of leisure and ethical character. This event is very significant in that it allowed students to follow their educational dreams and to prepare them for college and life after. -
Brown v Board of Education
Schools were once segregated by race. The Brown v Board of Education came to conclusion that racial segregation of children attending schools violated the Fourteenth Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause.The Brown v. Board of Education was significant because it was the start of children, no matter what race, being in one school. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act (IDEA)
The IDEA ensured all disabled children, in a public school, a free education, an individualized education, special education services, due process procedures and a learning environment in which the student could learn! Placing a disabled student in a classroom with students who are developing normally provides socialization and interaction, which is important for both disabled and normally developing students. The IDEA is significant in that it breaks the separation between different students. -
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
In 2002, President George W. Bush, signed the renewal document of ESEA funds which is now called No Child Left Behind Act. In this Act, schools are responsible for making education equal among all students especially the disadvantaged. This law requires state testing to measure students' academic progress to determine how teachers and students can improve for the following year.
