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John Dewey
John DeweyJohn Dewey (1859-1952) believed that learning was active and schooling unnecessarily long and restrictive. His idea was that children came to school to do things and live in a community which gave them real, guided experiences which fostered their capacity to contribute to society. For example, Dewey believed that students should be involved in real-life tasks and challenges -
Kalamazoo Michigan Case
Kalamazoo Michigan Case In 1875 a lawsuit was filed in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to collect public funds for the support of a village high school. The town had used taxes to support the school for thirteen years without complaints from the citizens. The defendants in the case, the school officials, felt that a select few out of thousands need not dispute their obligation to pay taxes for the purpose of supporting a high school. -
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Secondary School Movement
secondary school movementFirst tax-supported elementary schoolsand the first college in America, was the site of the first free secondary school. -
Progressivism
Progressivism
Progressivists believe that individuality, progress, and change are fundamental to one's education. Believing that people learn best from what they consider most relevant to their lives, progressivists center their curricula on the needs, experiences, interests, and abilities of students. -
Committee of Ten
Committee of TenThe Committee of Ten was a working group of educators that, in 1892, recommended the standardization of American high school curriculum. -
Smith-Huges Act
Smith and Huges Act
The Smith-Hughes Act, also known as the Vocational Act of 1917, represented the first national approval of vocational education in the public school. Written by Hoke Smith and Dudley Hughes, the act established vocational education in the areas of agriculture, trades and industry, and home economics. -
Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education
Cardinal Principles of Secondary EducationThe Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education were issued in 1918 by the Commission on the Reorganization of Secondary Education. The focus of this commission was to form objectives for secondary education. It was decided that segmented subjects and their subject matter were a way to achieve the decided goals but that they were not the one and only way. The commission was also instrumental in starting a standard of forming goals before reforming schools. -
National Defense Education Act
National Defense Education Act National Defense Education Act (NDEA), federal legislation passed in 1958 providing aid to education in the United States at all levels, public and private. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Elementary and Seconday Education Act It was passed as a part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty" and has been the most far-reaching federal legislation affecting education ever passed by Congress. The act is an extensive statute that funds primary and secondary education, while explicitly forbidding the establishment of a national curriculum. -
Bilingual Education Act
Bilingual Education Act Congress authorized funds to provide relevant instruction to these non speaking English students. -
Project Head Start
Project Head Start This act provides medical, social, nutritional, and educational services for low income children 3 to 6 y/o. -
Title IX
Title IXThe federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in educational institutions is Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act of 1972. The law states that "no person in the United States shall on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Individuals with Disabilities Education ActRequires public schools to make available to all eligible children with disabilities a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment appropriate to their individual needs. IDEA requires public school systems to develop appropriate Individualized Education Programs (IEP's) for each child. The specific special education and related services outlined in each IEP reflect the individualized needs of each student. -
A Nation At Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform
A Nation at Risk A Nation At Risk condemned the "cafeteria-style" curriclum." It called for a greater academic rigor, higher expecations for students, better-qualified and better-paid teachers. -
No Child Left Behind Act
No Child Left BehindNo Child Left Behind was signed by President George Bush. The law confirms that as a nation, we will not accept a public school system that educates only a portion of its children. -
Race To The Top
Race to the TopRace to the Top will reward States that have demonstrated success in raising student achievement and have the best plans to accelerate their reforms in the future.
