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Santa Fe School District vs Doe
Santa Fe Independent School Dist. v. Doe was a case brought before the United States Supreme Court. It ruled that a policy permitting student-led, student-initiated prayer at high school football games violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Santa Fe School district held a student led prayer before a football game, which the students felt was endorsing a religion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t96sDs8mRC0 -
No Child Left Behind Act
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was the main law for K–12 general education in the United States from 2002–2015. The law held schools accountable for how kids learned and achieved. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qk00niNQwA -
The Higher Education Act
This law contains a number of important new provisions that will improve access to postsecondary education for students with intellectual disabilities. This law was reauthorized in 2003. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWqPLfB5gtE -
Kitzmiller vs. Dover Area School District
Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District was the first direct challenge brought in the United States federal courts testing a public school district policy that required the teaching of intelligent design, ultimately found by the court to not be science. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_Bm4WM3tTA -
American Reinvestment and Recovery Act
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, nicknamed the Recovery Act, was a stimulus package enacted by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in February 2009. The purpose of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) was to "cushion the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression." 97.4 billion dollars was used to improve schools and secure the jobs of teachers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhAHHVsJUW4 -
Quest to Learn
A new school opens in New York that bases its curriculum off of games. They later expand up to the 12th grade. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHtj6PCpyLQ -
Flexibility from the No Child Left Behind Act
Obama announces that 10 states are granted flexibility from the Act. the states are Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Tennesee. This can help schools be more effective. (Long video, sorry)
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Philadelphia School District Lays Off Employees
3,783 employees of the Philadelphia School District are laid off due to budget cuts. 3,783 district employees are laid off from various positions at schools and the district's central office. https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/layoff-notices-looming-over-philadelphia-school-district/1983605/ -
Common Core Education Standards in Indiana
Mike Pence signs legislation that would eliminate Common Core standards from Indiana schools. https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2014/04/21/education-roundtable-consider-k-standards-today/7924107/ -
COVID-19 School Shutdown
Coronavirus, or COVID-19, breaks out from Wuhan, China, causing a worldwide pandemic. Schools in America shut down due to the pandemic and students had to participate in online learning through video meetings and online assignments. This led to integral technological advances for learning and curriculum. the shutdown ended on August 31, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYKo6XTMX0o