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Colonial Period
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Hornbook
A tool used to teach children. -
Latin Grammer School
Schools in the New England colonies for upper-class males that taught the subjects necessary for admission to college. -
Vernacular School
Schools in the New England colonies for lower-class males that taught reading, arithmetic and religion. -
Massaschusetts Act of 1647
Required towns with at least 50 households to hire a school master to teach children to read and write and required towns of 100 households or more to have a school that would require children to attend Harvard College. -
Dame Schools
Colonial Schools for girls -
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Young Nation Period
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McGuffey Readers
Primary reading texts in the 19th century -
Common School
Elementary school in the 19th century that was free and public. -
Monitorial System
Teacher preparation program wherein future teachers received training by older and better students in the schools that they also attend. -
Morill Act of 1862
Land Grant College Act that gave land to states to develop colleges. -
Commitee of Ten
Formed to establish a standard high school curriculum. -
Commitee of Fifteen
This reduced the number of grades from 10 to 8. It also set a standard in the elementary schools. -
Normal Schools
Schools in the late 19th and early 20th century for the preparation of elementary school teachers. -
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Progressive Nation Period
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Wright Brothers first flight
The Wright brothers took flight for the first time ever on this day. -
Carnegie Unit
Unit of credit awarded to students for the completion of a full year's work in a subject taught for or five times a week. -
Seven Cardinal Principles
This was seven principles to use as a primary guide for education. -
GI Bill
A federal act that provided funds to returning war verterans to attend college -
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Postwar Period
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National Defense Education Act ( NDEA)
Enacted in 1958, the NDEA provided federal aid for education in the United States at all levels, for public and private schools. -
Higher Education Act
A federal program that provides grants and loans to students in college ( often in the form of Pell grants). -
Pell Grants
A federally sponsored grant system for post-secondary education. -
Title IX
A federal act providing for equal opportunities regardless of gender. -
Public Law 94-142
This assured all handicapped students receive a full and appropriate education like all the other children. -
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Modern Period
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A Nation At Risk
The Traditional academic model of the college-preparatory high school. -
Brown Vs Board of Education
Required desegregation of schools across the United States. -
Keyes v. School
This made the Hispanic students have a right to attend educational facilities and a right to bilingual education to help them become proficient in English in 1973 -
Race to The Top
To support innovative programs to help schools make gains in student achievement.
