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First open enrollment law is passed in Minnesota
Open enrollment may be voluntary or mandatory at a state or district level, and may allow intra district or inter district transfer. This allowed for parents to choose where there child went to school rather keeping them in the district they lived in. Now a large majority of students utilize open and enrollment in education. -
A Nation Prepared: Teachers for the 21st Century, Carnegie Report
Claims a professionalized teaching force based on a new system of high standards is necessary for student success. A system with high academic achievement standards for students and high standards for teachers in curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Standards created and implemented by a national board of teachers who would be seen as leaders of the profession. This was a time of progress and preparation in education. -
Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
During this reauthorization they added regular teachers into the IEP process. Also added ADHD to the list of conditions for eligibility of services under the category, other health impairment. Big changes were made to IDEA this year which ultimately lead to more changes in Special Education. -
No Child Left Behind Act
The controversial No Child Left Behind Act was approved by President George W. Bush. The law held schools accountable for how kids learned and achieved. The law was controversial because it also penalized schools who weren’t showing improvement. This changed education because many believe teachers were teaching just to teach the standards. -
Supreme Court rules to retain under god in the Pledge of Allegiance
Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow. Michael Newdow claims having his daughter recite under god in the pledge violates the first amendment establishment clause. The court rules recitation of the Pledge in school did not.
