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Colonial Period
When education all got started. Education was for the upper class children and included reading, writing, simple math, poems, and prayers. Paper and text books were scarce. -
Northwest Land Ordinance
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Land_Ordinance_of_1785 Settlers could purchase title to farmland in undeveloped west, which laid the foundation of land policy until the Homestead Act of 1862. -
Education Laws
Massachusetts was the first state to pass a comprehensive education law. Teachers had to provide evidence that they had received an education at college or university and have good moral character. -
Thomas Jefferson in Education
Jefferson advocated for free public education. He believed that people being educated was extremely important for preserving the democratic ideal and liberty. -
Noah Webster
http://webstersdictionary1828.com/NoahWebster Noah Webster (1758–1843), the author of the readers and spelling books that dominated the American market at the time, spent decades of research in compiling his dictionaries. His first dictionary, A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, appeared in 1806. -
Horace Mann
http://www.disabilitymuseum.org/dhm/edu/essay.html?id=42 Horace was a main advocate for the Common Schools. Believed that schools should be public and free for all to gain an education. -
Education after Civil War
The Civil War officially ended the separation of blacks and whites and ended slavery. I feel this is a MOST IMPORTANT event because it allowed every US citizen to be allowed a free public education. Our society only grows and improves when people are educated. This also allowed everyone to be equal which is very important.
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/?gclid=CjwKEAiAlNbEBRCv9uy4j4SWrgwSJAB5MqJFbCjwvBG8tuk7fQqiIywdRPeRIeIE7v3d_E4ijkWBrBoCmrbw_wcB?referrer=https://www.google.com/ -
John Dewey
http://www.iep.utm.edu/dewey/ John Dewey was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform. -
Secondary School Movement
Secondary schools started sprouting across the U.S. Students acquired skills for life. By 1940 73% of youth were enrolled and median of youth had a diploma. -
Brown VS. Board of Education
http://www.civilrights.org/education/brown/??referrer=https://www.google.com/ The court ruled that "separate but equal" schools for blacks and whites was unconstitutional. I feel this is one of the MOST IMPORTANT events in history because it was one more step forward in proving we are all equal. When the court made this ruling a lot of whites chose not to follow it and it caused the blacks to be very angry. -
Sputnik and NDEA
Federal Government finally attempted to influence the curriculum in Elementary and Secondary Education. NDEA provided funding for science, math, and foreign language. -
Civil Rights Movement
Prohibited discrimination against race, color, nation orgin, or sex. This is MOST IMPORTANT because it allows everyone to be equal. It made it so that people couldn't be discriminated against when applying to a job, going to school, or anything else. This has also started including marriage status or anything else that can be used to specify you as a person. https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/civil-rights-act -
Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act
http://www.parentcenterhub.org/repository/idea/ Ensures students with disabilities are provided with free appropriate public education. Everyone deserves the same education. -
A Nation at Risk
https://www2.ed.gov/pubs/NatAtRisk/risk.html Ronald Reagan Stated that SAT scores have dropped significantly. We need to improve our content, standards, and expectations. Reagan wants school to be 7 hour days, 200-220 days a year. He also states that salary needs to be more competitive for teachers. I feel this is MOST IMPORTANT because it states that our country needs help! Too many adults are still illiterate and we need to improve our school if we want our country to succeed in the long run. -
No Child Left Behind
https://www2.ed.gov/nclb/overview/intro/execsumm.pdf George W. Bush: All states must develop standards for what every child should learn and know in Math and Reading, 95% of students grade 3-8 will be tested yearly. I feel this is a MOST IMPORTANT event in history because it is important that there are regulations to what students are being taught. Kids move states and schools through out their schooling life and it is important that students are on the same page with what is being taught.
