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Great Depression
When the Great Depression started, employment of youths became more important than their education. More jobs were created so more resources became available to fund education. More schools were built and provided with more teachers and necessities. Strangely, because education became second fiddle to employment, many students benefited. -
Brown v. Board of Education
The decision of Brown v. Board of Education was a powerful moment in education history. It paved the way for many different cultures to be allowed to have the same type of education and to learn alongside white people. This is one piece of the racial cog that made America slowly start allowing African Americans the same rights as whites. -
Public Law 85-926
The Public Law 85-926 became education history by supporting children with special needs to have teachers who were trained and prepared. This gave students with disabilities the same type of education as nondisabled students and the chance to achieve more success than in the past. Students soar when they are in the same classroom setting as their peers. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Since President Lyndon Johnson led Congress to pass the ESEA, which was part of his Civil Rights Act, many programs were created. Head Start was on these programs and it has helped millions of children in poverty across United States gain access to early education. Children gained access to food and social skills that they were not being provided at home. Also, Title 1 was introduced which benefited low income schools so they could have access to more tools and resources. -
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act made education history by making states be held accountable to improve education for different student populations. By making sure highly qualified teachers, with documentation of subject matter knowledge, were being hired, students were provided a more successful education.
