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The Colonial Period shaped our schools in three important ways:
-It was the source of inequality in American schools
-The Old Deluder Act was the foundation for public support ot education and local control of schools
-The relationship between religion and school became such a contentious issues in education as it is today -
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Also known as the Old Deluder Satan Act, this law mandated a community education be made available to all children. -
This time period was characterized by the different colonies and their regional differences. The Southern Colonies reserved education for the wealthy. The Middle Colonies had a more diverse approach to education due to the various immigrants entering the region. Due to its more culturally homogeneous background, New England, set the standard for what education was and is in the United States.
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The period of our history were education appears to be homogeneous across the land.
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The Federal government establishes a role for itself in education
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The US Constitution, written in 1787 and adopted in 1789, removed formal religion from the schools and established state responsibility in education.
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The Common School Movement was a historical attempt in the 1800s to make education available to all children in the United States.
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The belief that the United States was destined, by God, to expand west across North America
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The refined idea of the comprehensive high school as a secondary school that housed older adolescents together with a variety of curricular options geared toward different ability levels and interests.
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This era is characterized by an influx of national emphasis on education that is currently viewed as both individual success and progress of a nation
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