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Education law
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All towns with 50 households must provide a school for reading and writing. This is one of the most important events in the United State's education because it got the ball rolling to make education a priority. This still effects the school system today, because we are still having debates about whether we need to teach more than just reading and writing, or in our times case STEM subjects.
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Population Growth and Immigration
13 to 32 million immigrants came settling in the Midwest putting a bigger strain on education for the lower class, so as not to be over taken and over run by the upper class. -
Secondary School Movement
Philadelphia opens its first coeducational high school. -
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Growth after the Civil War
High school was seen as a mandatory way to get ahead in life. Enrollment skyrocketed and the community supported these ideas and paid for high schools through taxes. -
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Progressive Reform Movement
Lobbied for state laws to make it the law that children go to school. Schools become more sanitary, and safer, with more to offer including lunches at school. -
English Language Only
The American English language is to be the only language taught in American schools. This was prompted and supported by President Teddy Roosevelt, to unite American citizens. -
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World War 2
Many schools had to close down or shorten their school year. The government could not fund the schools anymore, but neither could parents. Many students especially those in the south went without an education. -
Brown V. Board of Education
Most Important Courts rule that segregated schools have no place in public education. This case is important not only to our school system but to also our country. It still affects our education as we continue to fight for the right of every child to go to school with their peers. It also shows that parents will go to any lengths to get their child the education they deserve. http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/history-brown-v-board-education-re-enactment -
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Impact from the Civil Rights Movement
Brought desegregation of schools, English language learning programs for specifically the southwestern U.S. no sexual discrimination for admission, extracurricular. -
NDEA
Most Important NDEA directed government funds to math, science, and foreign languages to influence the curriculum. This shifted the educational focus onto STEM subjects. As of now schools still push the STEM subjects so we can continue to advance into the future. Because of the push of STEM we are also seeing the push out of arts which is a side affect still happening.
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War on Poverty
Vocational education act enhance occupational training opportunities for personas of all ages by providing financial assistance to technical programs in high schools and secondary schools. -
Nation at Risk
Most Important States had higher graduation requirements standardized curriculum mandates increased testing of both teacher and students raised certification requirements for teachers.This was the first great report to make schools responsible for what their students learned.Today's politicians are still fighting this fight of responsibility in our schools.There are still debates about the school day being too long. http://neatoday.org/2013/04/25/a-nation-at-risk-turns-30-where-did-it-take-us-2/ -
Charter Schools
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State Standards Movement
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Required states to have performance standards, and states are now held responsible to meet those standards. 48 states have these standards.
Finally states are responsible for what their students learn. This prompted having standardized testing in the schools. Standardized testing still affects how much we extra we can teach our students, because they have to pass the test. http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2445/Standards-Movement-in-American-Education.html -
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Common Core
Common standards were implemented, by President Obama takes the place of NCLB, but not accepted by all states. This strategy still relies heavily on large amounts of standardized testing.
