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Education in the Colonial Period
Religious education based on Protestantism. Educational books used biblical or moral stories. -
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The Common School Era
The Common School era showed America's first attempts at the organization of public schools as well as their organization into school districts. -
Noah Webster’s Blue-Backed Speller
Noah Webster felt that it was his mission to foster an American language that was uniform and distinct from British English. Millions learned to read and write due to using his text book. -
Horace Mann Appointed Secretary of the Board of Education of Massachusetts
Horace Mann helped to cement the idea that a universal public education would help create an informed and responsible citizenry. He traveled to every school in Massachusetts to inspect their facilities. He is widely considered the Father of the Common School Movement. -
Progressive Reform Movement
Starting in 1880 and lasting for 60 years, the Progressive Reform Movement was spear headed by John Dewey. Dewey helped reform schools into a cultural norm. Schools began to encourage creativity, and hands on learning. -
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Progressive Reform Era
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The Secondary School Movement1910
High Schools started to appear across America during this time. High Schools at this time focused on skills for life, rather than skills for college. -
Creation of the First Modern Multiple Choice Test
Frederick Kelly created the first modern multiple choice test. He said “This is a test of lower order thinking for the lower orders.” -
Brown v Board of Education
Most Important
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that segregation of public schools was unconstitutional, and that "separate but equal" was patently false. Even though the Supreme Court ruled segregation of schools illegal, no method for desegregating schools was set forth. -
The Civil Rights Act
Most Important
The Civil Rights Act outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This was included in education. The Civil Rights Act gave the federal government leverage needed to bring an end to segregated schools. If a school was not desegregated, the federal government could withhold funding. -
Elementary and Secondary Educaiton Act
Most Important
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act provided funding for Elementary and Secondary schools. It promised to provide each child with fair and equal opportunities to achieve an exceptional education, which included provisions which established Title 1 funding. This act has been renewed every 5 years. -
Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act
MOST IMPORTANT
Previously in American history, disabled people were affirmatively denied access to education. IDEA guaranteed those with disabilities a free appropriate public education that would be tailored to their individual needs. Now everyone was guaranteed access to an education. -
A Nation at Risk Report
A report released in 1983 led to a number of educational reforms, the most prominent of which was an increase in standardized testing to demonstrate academic progress. The basic premise was that students were not adequately prepared for college or the workforce by then current educational practices. -
The Standards Movement
Most Important
The Standards Movement was kicked off by the publishing of A Nation At Risk. High stakes testing were a centerpiece of The Standards Movement. -
No Child Left Behind
Signed as an extension of the Elementary and Secondary Education ,Act, No Child Left Behind required states to develop assessments for basic skills, and give those assessments to ALL students at select grade levels. Hooray for standardized testing.
