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Free School?
Virginia is the first to open up a school that is free to attend. -
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Department of Education
Department of Education (ED) was created to make sure that students were learning what they were needing to taught. -
Plessy Vs. Ferguson
Allowed African Americans to attend school but they had separate, less equal conditions than whites.
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Measurement Movement
Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon sparked the idea of the IQ test.
https://prezi.com/qzxdpe6-hou2/the-measurement-movement-the-development-of-the-intelligen/ -
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Cold War
U.S. needed more research on nuclear tech so they increased funds provided to colleges in the science and engineering fields. -
Brown Vs. School of Education
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No Child Left Behind Act
This program was set in to help disadvantaged students reach the same goals as advanced students. Some people believe teachers are now teaching to strictly meet those standards. -
Alabama becomes First State to Require Public Schools to Check the Immigration Status
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1000's Laid off
1000's were laid off in Chicago from the public schools system which would lead to strikes in schools across the U.S. -
COVID-19
States begin to implement their plans for reopening schools for the K-12 grades. Many colleges give the option for online studies while others are still offering in person teaching.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/08/03/every-states-plan-to-reopen-schools-in-the-fall/112599652/