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Education in Colonial Periods
At the time, only New England was required to build schools. They were very protestant based. -
Noah Webster
Average attendance per student was 82 days. Noah Webster decided to eliminate all english textbooks saying that we needed national textbooks. -
Jefferson's Influence
Thomas Jefferson drafted a proposal to guarantee 3 years of public school for all children. It took many years for the proposal to go through. -
Blue Back Speller
Created by Noah Webster to redefine American English. It was made to teach children about America. -
Common School Movement
The Common School Movement created a common body of knowledge to give students an equal opportunity. Taught the same way across the country. This was a free school system that gave everyone an opportunity to learn. This also ended the practice of teaching religion in schools. It began the separation of church and state. -
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Statewide school systems
Statewide schools systems begin to take root. Referred to as the Common School -
Horace Mann's Influence
First board of education. Rode to every school in district and found them in bad shape. Visited 1000 schools in 6 years and started the Common School Movement. -
Population Growth and Immigration
Half of the New York residents were immigrants. Mostly from Ireland and were Irish Catholics. Public schools were taught protestant and the Irish protested the prejudice against catholics taught in schools. This sparked a protest in which 11 people were killed. Principals of the schools then had to take everything against the Irish out of the textbooks by hand This really took religion out of schools. -
Board of Education
New York Board of Education begins -
Roberts V. City of Boston
By this time, Slavery was abolished. Mr. Roberts decided to try to enroll his daughter in 4 different schools that were closer and better than the designated African American schools. They were thrown out at each one causing a petition to be signed and a lawsuit to be filed. Unfortunately, at the time, the case was thrown out, but it became an excellent prelude to Brown V. The Board of Education. -
John Dewey
John Dewey reformed education, he taught that children should be brought up to be good members of society. He introduced Curriculum and taught teachers how to teach. -
Brown V. Board of Education
20 African American parents filed a lawsuit when they decided that they had had enough of segregation. They wanted their children to be able to go to whatever school is closest and best rather than the assigned "colored children school." They took the lawsuit to district court where it lost. It was then taken to the supreme court where it was decided that segregation was unlawful. This was a big movement not only in education, but in Civil Rights. -
Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965
A Bill signed by Lynden B. Johnson because he thought that every child should have the opportunity to better themselves through education. It gave low income families more opportunity for free education. -
IDEA act
The IDEA act is an act that ensures Free, Appropriate Public Education to all those with disabilities. It makes schools have to provide for a students specific needs that qualify under the IDEA act. Before this time, students with disabilities weren't often educated at all and if they were they were often ignored. IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide services to students with disabilities. This includes Special Education, Early Intervention, and related services. -
Standards Movement
This movement called for clear, measurable standards for all students. It also showed teachers what they should be teaching.
