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Bill Of Rights Passes:First Amendment
Freedoms of speech, religion, press and right to petition government
Impotant day not only in education, but in the history of the United States. -
Teaching Materials
Slate stone framed with wood; students wrote assignments on them vs. table paper; later made blackboards
Giving teachers the tools they need to carry out lessons for students, made it that much easier for teachers to do a difficult job. -
New York: Emma Willard
First higher education for women in the US; program equal to that of boys' schools.
Big step for women rights, giving women the equal oppertunities as men. -
Attendance
compulsory elementary school attendance law passed
Very important to enfore how important education is to children as well as our country. -
Grades 7-12
Committee of Ten describe purposes of US high schools: 7-12 grades; arrange courses sequentially; offer electives Outline is still being currently used today. -
Seperate But Equal
Plessy v. Ferguson -- ruled that "separate but equal" does not violate the 14th Amendment - implied political not social equality Shows how active discrimination was in our education systems. -
Teacher Education
Universities began to add teacher education to the curriculum. Important movement to make education a profession. -
AFT
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) union founded One of the many steps for teachers in the U.S. -
Population Increase
Need for more teachers; teacher ed programs expanded to 3-4 years. Looking back on times like these show the need for teachers with our changing time and economy. -
Desegregation
Lemon Grove School District becomes the first successful school desegregation case; forbids the school district from placing Mexican-American children in a separate "Americanization" school A step in the right direction for equal opportunity for all children. -
Professional Teachers
Teacher salaries improved; training for school personnel became available; in-service training made available; teacher organizations influence increased. Shows how much education has evolved the the beginning our country was founded. -
Integration
Decision required racial integration of public schools. Finally students were given equal opportunities regardless the color of there skin. -
Public School Funding
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Congress passes providing more federal funds for public schools. Public education needs all the help and funding it can get. -
EHCA
Education for Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142) requires local districts to provide education for children with special needs. Childrens needs are changing from 50 years ago,education must continue to change with it. -
Apple
The Apple II computer introduced as one of the first personal computers. Looking back on education to see how much computers and technology is relied on today. -
USA:Congress
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) renames and amends PL 94-142, adds autism and traumatic brain injury to the eligibility list and changes the term "handicap" to "disability" -
Seperation on Church and State
Rules that officially sanctioned prayers or invocations at public school events are unconstitutional. Still a very controversial topic in education today. -
INTASC
Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium identifies "common core" of knowledge and skills all new teachers should possess. Something that is used in education today to help prepare new teachers. -
Sex-Ed
due to the prevalence of teen pregnancy, AIDS and other STDs among teenagers; parents, educators, and state lawmakers advocate sex-education programs. Sometimes controversial subjust for teachers and parents the statatics prove that children need to be educated on this subject. -
Education Goals
National Educational Goals 2000 adopted -- goals to encourage higher educational practices and standards across the US. New standards are putting more presure on both students and teachers. -
Child Obesity
To counter childhood obesity, Governor Gray Davis signs bill that restricts the kind of foods and drinks that can be sold in school vending machines. Govenment is becoming more involved with what students are eating in school.
