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Northwest Land Ordinance
The northwest land ordinance was passed by the confederation congress. It created the northwest territory. It influenced education in a few ways. The first is that as part of the ordinance congress required a university for statehood. This shows control over education by the national government. This ordinance also promoted freedom of slaves which helps in civil rights movements later on and greatly changes education. -
Secondary School Movement
The Secondary School Movement began in 1810, but lasted about 30 years. The United States found that they needed to prepare college bound students with basic skills in the main subjects and soon many secondary schools were formed. -
Webster's Dictionary
The first edition of Webster's Dictionary was published.
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Horace Mann
horace Mann was appointed secretary of the Board of Education in 1837. He became an education reformer. -
*John Dewey*
He is the father of progressive education.
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Progressive Reform Movement
From the 1890s to the 1920s the United States experienced progressive reform. As part of this many local schools were established. -
Committee of Ten
The Commitee of Ten encouraged the standardization of secondary school curriculum. -
*Common Schools*
Common Schools ended in the 1900s. They were established to teach basic reading wriging and arithmatic and were an important foundation of American schools.
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*Brown vs Board of Education*
It was decided that segregated schools were unconstitutional.
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Sputnik and NDEA
Because of the Soviet's luanch of the Sputnik, the National Defense Education Act was passed. -
A Nation at Risk Report
This was a report that stated that American schools were failing and made 38 suggestions for reform, may of which were used and can be seen in schools today. -
*IDEA*
Ensured free public education to students with disabilities.
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No Child Left Behind
This act required standardized testing for schools recieving public funding and provided funding for disadvantaged students in Title I schools, and required adequate yearly progress. -
Growth of Standardized Testing
Standardized testing has been growing for quite some time and continues to do so as Americans move more and have more desire to be competetive world wide they feel it is moreimportant to be on the same page as others, and testing is how we see if we are there. -
School Coice Movement
This is a movement toward more options than public school. It continues today.
