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First Public School Opens
In Boston, Massachusetts, Named the Boston Latin School and was strictly for college education. -
Common Schools Movement
Horace Mann started it to bring state-sponsored public schools. Included the idea of a shared curriculum and the use of tax to fund public schools. -
Measurement Movement
Invention of IQ and the IQ test. Purpose was to be able to measure a human intelligence. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Supreme Court case that ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. -
National Defense Education Act
Created to strengthen the American school system through funds. Highly encouraged kids to continue there education. -
Head Start Program
Provides school readiness and supports child development from children birth to 5 years old in low income families. -
Title IX
Law that protects people from discrimination from sex in education programs or activities -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act(IDEA)
A law that provides a free and appropriate public education to children with disabilities. -
Standards Movement
A national effort to set clear educational goals to prepare children for a high tech global economy. -
No Child Left Behind Act
Law that held schools accountable for how they learn. Controversial for penalizing schools that don’t show improvement.