Education History

By kendrawalkerr

  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Park refused to give up her seat! I believe this was a huge step into desegregation in schools. Her not giving up her seat ended segregation on buses.

  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the public bus. This led to desegregation on buses everywhere. This was also a huge step to end segregation in schools.

  • Civil Rights Act

    The Civil Rights Act was put into action to try and eliminate discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, or national origin. This is important in education because it allows students to be treated equally for equal opportunities in the classroom.

  • Civil Rights Act

    This act allows no discrimination based on sex, religion, color, race, or national origin. This was a huge step for ending discrimination in schools.

  • Elementary and Secondary Education Act

    ESEA passed on April 9. This helps with the poverty issue in schools. This act allows federal funds to help low-income students. This is important for schools today because we still have the issue of students whose families do not get a lot of money.

  • Higher Education Act

    This act increases aid for higher education. This provides student loans and scholarships. This is incredibly important today because many students would not be able to go to college without student loans or scholarships. That would lead to may job positions not being filled which could lead to bigger problems.

  • Project Head Start

    This program provides comprehensive early childhood education, health, and parent services for low-income families. This is important to help end poverty.

  • Indian Education Act

    The IEA became a law in 1972. This allowed the schools to come up with an approach to meeting the needs of students who are American Indian or Alaska Native.

  • Indian Education Act

    The IEA becomes a law. It helps with taking multiple approaches to ensure all American Indian and Alaska Native students are getting the education they deserve.

  • The Equal Educational Opportunities Act

    This prohibits discrimination in schools. It forces schools and teachers to overcome any barrier to teach students to their full potential. This has also helped protect students rights who do not speak English well.

  • Refugee Act

    This act forces a permanent and systematic procedure for immigrants admission to the United States.

  • Americans with Disabilities Act

    In 1990, the ADA became a law. It creates equal opportunities for people with a disability in all areas, including schools.

  • Americans with Disabilities Act

    This civil rights law allows no discrimination against students or people in general with disabilities. This is not only in schools either, it is in all areas.

  • No Child Left Behind Act

    The NCLB is a law that revisits the ESEA of 1965. This hold schools accountable for student achievement and with penalize schools who do not meet the teaching requirements. This act also requires states to develop assessments in basic skills.

  • Higher Education Act revisited

    The act is amended and reauthorized. It is now expanded and offers higher education access to not only low income, but also middle class students.

  • International Association for K-12 Online Learning

    This non-profit organization works on enhancing education through online programs. This was a huge help in my family because my brother had to take online classes. He has autism and was not able to handle being inside of a school building. My parent did not have the time to home school teach him, so he took online classes and graduated! My older sister also got her college degree through online classes because she could not afford to go to a university.

  • The Common Core State Standards Initiative

    The Common Core State Standards Initiative is an educational initiative from 2010 that details what K–12 students throughout the United States should know in English language arts and mathematics at the conclusion of each school grade

  • Great Recession

    Many teachers a laid off after the great recession. This is an issue because it affects the education students are receiving. They may not have the best teacher or there may be too many students in a class room.

  • Bipartisan Budget Bill

    This bill of 1.1 trillion dollars was signed by Obama. It restores many of the federal cuts to education programs. This was the first agreed budget since 2009 by our divided government.

  • Too much testing

    Obama joins the too-much-testing movement. He comes up with a plan to limit standardized testing in schools for no more than 2% of class time. This allows more schools to use that time for teaching.