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The Impact of Thomas Jefferson
He was an advocate for an equal chance for education regardless of your financial situation. -
The Impact of Benjamin Rush
He was an advocate for furthering the education of women. -
The Impact of Noah Webster
He helped make the English language easier to understand. He also wanted student to understand American history. -
The Impact of Horace Mann
He was credited with founding the Common School Movement, which was a step in public education. -
Common Schools
The goal of this type of school was to provide education for all children regardless of race, gender, or how much money they had -
The Progressive Reform Movement
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This movement is significant because it called for curricular and administrative reforms. This is significant because this movement included lower student-teacher ratios as as well as cleaner and more conductive to creative activity schools which are still in affect today.
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Committee of Ten
The Committee of Ten was a working group of educators that, in 1892, recommended the standardization of American high school curriculum. -
The Impact of John Dewey
Education reformer in the 1920's. He believed school should not be so rigid and that teachers and students should have more freedom in learning and teaching. -
Brown vs. Board of Education, 1954
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This court case ruled that segregated schools were illegal. It is significant today because all races can gain the same education.
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Sputnik and NDEA, 1957-58
It was signed into law and provided funding to United States education institutions at all levels. -
A Nation at Risk Report, 1983
It’s a landmark in education in America, it is President Ronald Reagan’s National Commission on Excellence in Education. It was about how the system was failing to education well. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 1965
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This law was a landmark that gave equal access to quality education. It is funds primary and secondary education for professional development, instructional materials, education programs, and other educational purposes.'
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Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act, 1975
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This insures students with disabilities to be provides with free public education. It is for students to have their needs meet because all are different. This is significant today because it can continue throughout all of their education.
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Growth of Standardized Testing
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No Child Left Behind, 2001
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"...No Child Left Behind required that by the 2005-06 school year all states must have developed standards for what every child should know/learn in math/reading and 95% of all students in grades 3-8 be tested annually and at least once in grades 10 to 12 to determine their progress in meeting the standards. NCLB sets a target of 100% of tested children meeting a state established "proficient" level on state standards by 2014."
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