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The Great Depression
After the collapse of the Great Depression, the number of high school enrollments increased tremendously from 4.8 million to 7.1 million students by 1940. Programs such as Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), helped teach 35,000 youths how to write and read while granting 1,000 high school diplomas and 39 college degrees. This is significant because if the Great Depression continued to be on the rise, students would be in the work force rather than school to receive education. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
The practice of segregated schools was seen as denying educational opportunities for minority students. In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to the ruling based off of creating educational opportunities and resources to improve academically as a whole. Education is an important part of our lives that helps prepare our children to make good choices as a citizen, be aware of cultural values, and help prepare them for professional training in the future. -
IDEA Act
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act provides all student with exceptionalities to education rights, such as a free and appropriate public education, an individualized plan, services, being taught in the least restrictive environment, integrating students with exceptionalities into regular classrooms and responding to intervention at an earlier stage. IDEA allows all students to receive educational services to ensure their educational rights and be the best they can be. -
Virtual Education
Virtual Education emerged during the late 1980's and early 1990's. It's an online learning environment, where the teacher and student are separated by time and space. It's been growing ever since because it gives students a chance whether to take materials in at their own pace, or deepen their learning as they accelerate through materials. Virtual Education has been proven to decrease education gaps and saving money. -
No Child Left Behind Act
The NCLB Act holds states, districts and schools accountable for meeting or exceeding state standards. It's to make sure that there are no achievement gaps and to be able to provide educational resources and opportunities for our diverse student populations. This is an important event as it gives the educators the responsibility to educate our future generation.
