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Massachusetts Passes First Ever Education Law
Massachusetts was the first colony to pass a law requiring children to be taught how to read and write. This is a picture of an early educational primer. -
Native American Boarding Schools
Native American boarding schools were created for the purpose of assimilating native americans into the "white men ways." The most famous ones were created by Col. Richard Henry Pratt. -
First "Colored" School Building
The first African American school building opened in Winter Park in 1890. Though this allowed for African American children to recieve an education it was under harsh circumstances with very little resources. -
Progressive Era Education
The progressive era brought about more schools. With more schools available, more students were getting an eduction. In fact, by 1940 50% of adults and young adults had recieved a high school diploma. The educational leader during this era was John Dewey. This is a photo of him. -
Mendez v. Westminster
This supreme court case made it illegal for schools to segregate Mexican student in Orange County, California. It ruled "Mexican schools" unconstitutional and ordered desegregation.
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National Defense Education Act
The act was passed during The Cold War to provide grants and loans to higher education students. These grants and loans were specifically for students studying Math, Science, and Foreign Language. The goal was to push more students to study these areas to increase our military and technological strength compared to other nations. During this time students also did duck and cover drills incase of a bomb being dropped. This is a picture of one of those drills. -
LGBTQ Education
The first gay and lesbian campus group recieved recognition at Columbia University. This organization was called The Student Homophile League. They held their meetings at Earl Hall. Here it is on a map http://www.nyclgbtsites.org/site/columbia-university/ -
College for Women
By 1970 most state colleges and university were no longer sex segregated. By this time there were also co-ed and sex specific colleges. However they could only study things such as nursing and teaching. -
Education in the 21st Century
A teacher's role in the classroom is to connect information being taught to real world applications. The 21st century has also focused on the importance of environmental studies as well as green education. Students must learn to be aware of their surroundings. This link talks about some of the challenges students in the 21st Century face. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA1Aqp0sPQo -
Teacher Education
The U.S. Department of Education is proposing many plans to imporved Teacher Education. They want teachers to be able to see and train in high-demand areas and also be able to connect with teachers and other teaching students for help and advice. These proposals would also hold programs accountable for how well they are training education students.
