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Education in the Colonial Period
On a larger scale schools were ill prepared and disorganized, but it was during this time that the importance of education was established. Towns were beginning to organize school systems. -
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The Impact of Jefferson, Rush, and Webster
These three men, states apart, recognized the need for a statewide public education system, and invested themselves in planning and implementing it for their state. -
Population Growth and Immigration in the 19th Century
People from all around the world were immigrating, and they all had unique influences/perspectives on education. -
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Monitorial, Charity, and Infant Schools
These schools were some of the first schools that were created to meet unique community needs, and many believe they influenced school design later on. -
The Impact of Horace Mann
As the first Secretary of Education, Mann went from school to school, district to district, uncovering the issues and disparities between schools not commonly addressed, simultaneously garnering support from the public as he went. -
Common Schools
MOST IMPORTANT. Between 1800 and 1865 common schools, the beginning of our modern day education system, were being established. While the idea had existed before this time, the movement caught in in the 1830's. It was driven by various social and political agendas. This is when schools started teaching, and requiring, all the same things. Much like our school system in the U.S. now teaches the same standards in all states, to all students.
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Secondary School Movement (Link- More Information)
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Seondary School Movement
MOST IMPORTANT This movement, that began even before the civil war, caught steam during the last part of the 19th century as states, and higher ups, decided that there needed to be some sort of schooling/training after the elementary years.During the first half of the 20th century high schools started becoming common. We have high schools today due to this movement. They taught academics and some vocational skills, a tradition that has been maintained throughout history and is in practice today. -
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The Progressive Reform Movement
The educational Progressive Reform Movement called for schools to become a more efficient members in a democratic society. Early on in the movement the goal was to focus on the whole child. The Reform's visions shifted throughout its tenure. -
Brown vs. The Board of Education
MOST IMPORTANT The U.S. supreme court ruled that segregation of public schools created a feeling of inferiority amongst segregated children, and therefore it would no longer be legal. This was an important event not only because it led to school desegregation, but because it launched an entire civil rights movement in the United States. It helped to create equal opportunities for all Americans that we take advantage of to this day. -
Brown vs. Board of Education (Link- More Information)
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The Civil Rights Movement and the War on Poverty
During this era of civil rights it was put into law that any public school still practicing segregation would not receive any funding from the government, so many schools were motivated to desegregation quicker. Meanwhile the government was expanding healthcare, subsidizing low-income housing, and expand welfare to fight the war on poverty. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Created by Lyndon B. Johnson, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provided funding for elementary and secondary schools. It provided funding for materials, professional development, and parent involvement programs. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
The Individuals with Disabilities Act made it so that any child with a disability would be ensured the right to a free and appropriate public education. -
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Growth of Standardized Testing
As the pressure on schools grew to prove that their students were measuring up, standardized testing was growing more and more popular as a way for schools to document and collect information on their student's progress. -
A Nation at Risk
MOST IMPORTANT A Nation at Risk was put out by President Reagan declaring the United State's educational system as a “rising tide of mediocrity”. It lead to more testing, a greater emphasis on the basics, and longer school days. It was very controversial, and some regard it as the biggest education reform since 1965.
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No Child Left Behind
MOST IMPORTANT. An educational reform lead by George W. Bush that required schools, by 2006, to create standards in math and reading each of their students would be able to meet by the end of their grade. Their goal was to hold schools federally accountable for their student's success. They focused especially on improving education for special interest groups. NCLB has been replaced by The Every Student Succeeds Act. -
No Child Left Behind (Link- More Information)
