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First public schooling began
First public schooling began in Massachusetts. This was important because it was the start of public schooling and its development. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Supreme court rules to end segregation of schools. This was a major event in schooling because it allowed African American students to be in the same school and get the same amount and type of schooling as the white students. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Federal funding to schools with higher rates of poverty. This was important because it began to give equal opportunities for students nationwide, no matter the economic status of an area. -
Public law 101-476: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Renames and amends public law 94-142, changed the terminology from a handicap to disability, and mandates transition services and adds autism and traumatic brain injury to the eligibility list. This was important because it allowed Students with disabilities to have additional help in school, allowing equal opportunities. -
Improving America's School's Act (IASA)
signed into law by President Bill Clinton. Reauthorizes the ESEA of 1965 and includes reforms for Title I; Increased funding for bilingual and immigrant education; and provisions for public charter schools, drop-out prevention, and educational technology. This was important because it allowed immigrants and bilingual students to receive an education. also helping schools develop a drop-out prevention program and funding for technology in schools, which influenced education immensely. -
Colombian high school shooting
Students go on a killing spree and leave 15 dead and 23 wounded at the Littleton, Colorado school, making it the nations' deadliest school shooting incident. schools tighten safety procedures as a result of the Columbine massacre. This was important because it made schools put in place better protection programs and procedures to ensure students were safe. -
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) signed into law
Approved by Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush. The law mandates high-stakes student testing, holds schools accountable for student achievement levels and provides penalties for schools that do not make adequate yearly progress toward meeting the goals of NCLB. This influenced the history of education because it began the use of standardized test in schools to measure a students level of achievement. -
The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act
Provides more than 90-billion dollars for education, nearly half of which goes to local school districts to prevent layoffs and for school modernization and repair. It includes the Race to the top initiative, a program designed to reform K-12 education. This influenced education because when schools were declining in performance, this helped make sure that schools were functioning the best that they could. -
Results of the program for international student assessment
Show that achievement in U.S teenagers continues to lag behind that of their counterparts in other developed countries. I found that this was a big influence on education because it gave us a perspective that our education system is lacking and that we could immensely improve. -
Demographic Milestone Reached
Minority students enrolled in K-12 Public school Classrooms outnumber non-Hispanic Caucasians. This is a big influence on education because it changed the demographics of the student body and that a good number of those students are bilingual.