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Public High School Originated
In 1821 the first public high school was created in Boston, MA. Before this, the only education system was for wealthy boys in the Latin school. After education became public, it was available for every child, not only those with money. Women were also now able to receive an education, and overall the community became more educated. -
Cardinal Principles Report
This report gave a wide range of curriculum that was found to be more benefical for public educaiton. Instead of just reading and math, public education curriculum was based off of other subjects such as liberal arts, physical acitivity, citizenship education, vocational development and more. By teaching these types of subjects public education changed and was able to teach students a variety of skills. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This court case ruled that separate but equal was not equal. In 1954 it was made it possible for African american children to be fairly educated, which was huge. The court had concluded that education was the top priority and its function was to prepare children for the future, and by that meaning ALL children. Discrimination of the schools was recognized, and major efforts for desegregation were made, which made this court case and that is what made it important. -
Public Law 85-926
As public education expands, so did the recognition for those with disabilities. In 1958 congress authorized the Public Law 85-926 to support and train teachers to work with special needs children. With this came more advocating for the specific rights and needs of these students. This is important because it helped those in need and instead of treating everyone equally, it treated children according to their individual needs. -
No Child Left Behind Act
President George Bush passed this act to hold states, districts, and schools accountable for remedying the unequal achievement among different student. The idea to fix this was to set standards that each child was supposed to meet. This created standardized testing and more stress put on teachers so that their students would be able to reach their goals. Not only did it affect the students, but also made the requirements for teachers higher, and more difficult to earn a degree.
