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Colonial Period
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First Latin Grammar School
The first Latin grammar school opened in Boston -
The University of Harvard Founded
The University of Harvard founded in Massachusets -
Massachusetts act of 1642
The act entitles parents and masters to have their children know the basics of religion and the laws of the commonwealth -
Old Deluder Satan Act
Any Massachusetts town with more than 50 households to appoint a town teacher. Towns with more than 100 households were required to set up a grammar school for the town's children -
Dame schools
School for girls to teach them housework and how to be a proper woman -
The Academy
The Academy was founded by Benjamin Franklin, to cultivate the trade and got rid of religion and tradition that determins whats tought in school -
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Young Nation Period
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Common School Movement
The common school program was a movement towards a public school system -
Monitorial System of Teacher Preparation
from 1810 to 1820 it was a program that help train teachers which was developed in England and brought to America -
Massachusetts State-Funded Teacher Preparation School
The sate funding the teacher preparatory school -
Massachusetts Compulsory Attendance law
Any parents with a child of 8 to 14 will have to send them to a public school or they will face a fine of $20 -
National Education Association (NEA) Foundation
Focused on the structure of curriculum -
Committee of Fifteen
Committee of Fifteen is a group that reduced elementary grades from 10 to 8, and change curriculum to include Grammar, Literature, History, and Geography -
Committee on College Entrance Requirements
Standardized college entrance exams -
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Progressive Nation Period
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College Board Formed
formed to foster college preparation by administering exams where the students can shoe their knowledge on specific subjects -
Founding of the AFT
improve teaching conditions, increasing wages, and provide benifets for teachers -
GI Bill
Lets war veterans attend college after returning from war. -
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Postwar Period
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Sputnik
Russia sent the first Satellite into space which caused the USA to put an emphasis on Science and Math -
National Defense Education Act
U.S. federal legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower on September 2, 1958, that provided funding to improve American schools and to promote postsecondary education -
Supreme Court: Prayer in School Violates 1st Amendment
The Supreme court case where the government ruled separation in church and school -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Was the war on poverty and causes of poverty which provided federal guidance and funds to school districts with large amount of disadvantageous students. -
Public Law 92-142
To assure that Handicapped students be allow into public schools for free and appropriate education in the least restrictive. -
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Modern Period
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A Nation at Risk
A Nation at Risk is a 1983 report put out by the Reagan administration that described how America's educational system was failing to educate students well. Among other things, it recommended that schools become more rigorous, that they adopt new standards, and that teacher preparation and pay be evaluated. -
GOALS 2000
Educate America Act (P.L. 103-227)" was signed into law on March 31, 1994 by President Bill Clinton. The Act provides resources to states and communities to ensure that all students reach their full potential. -
IDEA Re-authorization
Ensured ALL students get an equal and fair education -
IDEA Re-Authorization
IDEA 2004. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) is a United States law that mandates equity, accountability and excellence in education for children with disabilities. ... Signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 3, 2004.