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1830's Common Schools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXFdRnQNZfA&list=PL1M5TsfDV6VtPj8H97Iz2ePsF7NiixSGP&index=5
Common schools were funded by local property taxes, no tuition, and open to all white children. Horace Mann, the "great Equalizer," created a system of common schools. These schools were good business and the future of the economy and the democracy depended upon providing an education to all children. The Common School is the precursor to today's public school. -
Homestead Act
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hsQ0FlCxVE
President Abraham Lincoln followed through with the passage of the Homestead Act, a program designed to grant public land to small farmers at low cost. The act gave 160 acres of land to the head of a household who was 21 years or older.They had to live there for five years.This increase in immigration forced changes in the nation's schools. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj54KP16Ilw
The Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson effectively established the rule that "separate" facilities for blacks and whites were constitutional as long as they were "equal." This led in an era of legally sanctioned racial segregation, including schools. -
The Feminization of Teaching
The Suffrage Movement established equality between men and women and allowed women to teach in schools. By the 1930s, the gender ratio in education was 70% women and 30% men. This ratio has stayed consistent since then. -
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Civil Rights Movement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pll_5s10ils
The Civil Rights Movement enlisted the federal government to have equal educational opportunities for children of color. Brown vs. Board of Education led to segregation in schools, which was later accompanied by protests.This has influenced education's history because education has equal opportunities for all children. We welcome equality in our schools and we welcome a variety of cultures in our classrooms. -
Brown v. Board of Education
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkuiMr2tLJE.
Brown v. Board of Education reversed the Plessy v. Ferguson, ruling that separate is not equal and made segregation illegal. The racial segregation of children in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Although the decision did not succeed in fully desegregating public education in the United States, it put the Constitution on the side of racial equality. -
Sputnik
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvPzUAeWZZY
The Soviets made history because they were the first to launch a satellite into orbit, known as the Sputnik. Over $1 billion was put toward public schools for new science and math curriculums. -
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4okt6u6OEkg
For President Johnson's war on poverty, the ESEA started Head Start. This gave free lunches to those in need and also gave more focused attention on special education. This gave children the continued opportunity for education. -
Title lX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gQq1RKFSe0
Title 9 stated that no one can be excluded from a school program on the basis of their gender. This led to an increase in women athletes and many other opportunities which were previously not given. Now, Title IX has many purposes and promotes equality. -
No Child Left Behind Act
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EOrlOKkZq4
This Act made new government test standards that students were required to reach or the school district may face federal assistance money. This program was set in to help disadvantaged students reach the same goals as advantaged students. Now, some believe teachers are teaching too strictly to meet those standards.
