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Tenth Amendment
The ratification of the tenth amendment allowed the states to take control of education.
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Creation of the First Department of Education
President Andrew Johnson signed into law the first Department of Education in 1867. The main goal was to collect information and statistics about schools across the nation.
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Mandatory Schooling
Every state began to require all students to complete elementary school in 1918.
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Brown v. Board of Eduation
Segregation in schools became illegal after the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education was passed in 1954.
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National Defense Education Act
The National Defense Education Act was signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower and passed by Congress on September 2, 1958.
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Elementary and Seconadry Education Act
The act aimed to shorten achievement gaps by creating equal opportunities for all students to attain academic success.
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Title IX
Title IX is a law that came into effect on June 23, 1972. This law prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex under all educational programs.
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No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind Act set out to ensure every student in the public school system achieved the same learning goals through a surplus of standardized tests.
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Common Core
The Common Core is a set of standards in the testing of English and mathematics for grades K-12.
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Every Student Succeeds Act
The Every Student Succeeds Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 10, 2015. The act amended the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as well as repealed the No Child Left Behind Act.
https://www.ed.gov/essa
