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Massachusetts act
MOST IMPORTANT
https://www3.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/masslaws.html
Parents and master would be required to see that their children knew the principles of religion and the capital laws of the common wealth. -
The Speller
Written by Noah Webster which changed the way children were taught to pronounce a new language. -
Northwest Land Ordinance
This created more districts. -
Common School
Give each student and equal chance at life created by Horace Mann. All schools taught the same information. Free of charge, high quality, and funded by tax dollars -
Roberts v. City of Boston
MOST IMPORTANT
http://brownvboard.org/content/prelude-brown-1849-roberts-v-city-boston
The first legal case about an African american girl who had to go to a common school extremely far from her home. -
Committee of Ten
This was a group of educators who worked together to create standards within the American curriculum. -
The Gary Plan
A larger scientific management movement in the early part of the 20th century that tried to increase efficiency in manufacturing through increased separation of worker roles and duties as well as through incentive wages. -
Secondary school movement
The country started offering more high school education and a huge amount of children were attending. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
MOST IMPORTANT
https://www.nps.gov/brvb/index.htm
This ended segregation and started real equality in the educational system. -
The Progressive Reform Movement
John Dewey is the father of Progressive education. It focused on students physically doing and allowed for the students to be more engaged. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
This officiates good funding and equality across the board for education. -
Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act
MOST IMPORTANT
http://idea.ed.gov/
This allowed for equal education opportunities for children who have physical and mental disabilities. -
The Standards Movement
This created standards the students, teachers, and schools should be able to meet within a school year. -
A Nation at Risk Report
MOST IMPORTANT
http://www2.ed.gov/pubs/NatAtRisk/index.html
Ronald Reagan brought to light the issues of education and this began the start of modern education. -
No Child Left Behind Act
This allowed for teachers to be held more accountable for their curriculum and allowed for students to not fall behind.
