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Education in the Colonial Period
Education during this time was very small and insignificant. Families did most of the educating. -
Northwest Land Ordinance
An ordinance that set up a standardized system whereby settlers could purchase title to farmland in the undeveloped west. -
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Impact of Horace Mann
Horace Mann was determined to change the world of education. He believed education should be universal, non sectarian and free. -
Common Schools
MOST IMPORTANT
Horace Mann believed that common schools were the best thing for American Education. Common schools are what we know today. After a bit of time these Common Schools became a way of life for Americans
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Brown V. Board of Education
MOST IMPORTANT
During this time the US had segregated schools by race. Some parents in Topeka, Kansas were denied the option for their children to go to the white schools. Oliver Brown believed that under the Equal protection clause his child should have the same rights to education as everyone else even though they were black.
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John Dewey's Impact
John Dewey had a huge impact on the education world becuase of his very strong opinion. He is well known for coining along with Charles Peircethe term pragmatism. Pragmatism means that thought doesn't always represent reality. -
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The Progressive Reform Movement
This movment caused that the schools wer modernized and expanded at the local levels. This was a time for rapid growth in the education of the middle class. -
Committee of Ten
There was a committee that felt like the American High School Curriculum should be standardized. This committee was made up of educators from higher education. -
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Secondary School Movement
The numbers of graduated 18 year old Americans jumped from 19% in 1910 all the way to 73% in 1940. This was a big step in American Education due to the fact that it put our country steps ahead of others because we truly were trying our best to educate our youth as much as we could. -
The Effects of WW II
MOST IMPORTANT
The impact of the War was significant due to the fact that many kids counted on school for multiple health resources. Once they lost their education they also lost free food from the school and as well as health inspections and they then suffered from headlice and scabies. Government officals would find buildings for children and teachers to use. Men that were teaching were inrolled in the army thus class sizes rose.
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Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement is what helped schools become integrated. A common belief was that if blacks stayed uneducated they would stay "where they belonged". There is a lot that went into the process but having mixed schools was a good solution for everyone becuase it was equal. -
Sputnik & NDEA
The Soviets launched the first satellite in 1957 which caught the world off guard. The US had been planning on sending one off into space but didn't achieve it until after the Soviets. This caused much more to be taught in the schools of America becuase it changed the world. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 1975
MOST IMPORTANT
Also known as IDEA is what made it possible for children with disabilities to have the right to free public education like everyone else. Education of children with disabilities is something that the nation finds very important. This act helps to set standards that these kids have to reach so they recieve the best education possible.
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A Nation at Risk Report
"the educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a Nation and a people." Under Reagan's Presidency our nation was struggling to teach and to learn. This was a report to basically tell the Nation to shape up. -
No Child Left Behind Act
MOST IMPORTANT
No Child Left Behind Act was passed by President Bush in order to help schools be held accountable for student outcomes. Schools have standards that they have to meet by keeping track of their progress and reporting their success.
[http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/no-child-left-behind-overview-definition-summary.html]
