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Northwest Land Ordinance
the Northwest Land Ordinance of 1785 made it possible for lands to be subdivided according to the rectangular grid system. -
Impact of Horace Mann
Horace Mann was the "father" of Common Schools. Mann worked for higher pay for teacher, a wider curriculum, longer school years, and more resources in schools. -
Committee of Ten
A group of people that came together to standardize education. The committee was mostly people of higher education. -
Progressing Reform Movement
The Progressive Reform Movement took place from approximately 1900-1918. the Progressives fought for political, social, and economic reforms. -
The Impact of John Dewey
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John is best known for his role in Progressive Education. Progressive Education is the idea that people need to learn by doing. Dewey believed that human beings learn best when they are using their hands. This goes along with the idea of pragmatism. Pragmatists think that reality must be experienced in order to be understood.1859-1952 -
Brown vs. Board of Education
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Brown vs. Board of Education ended segregation in the public school systems. This act claimed that segregation because of race was unconstitutional. Before this it was legal for blacks and whites to be seperated in schools. This decision overturned the Plessy vs. Ferguson which allowed segregation in the public education system. -
NDEA
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The National Defense Education Act provided funding to U.S. education institutes. NDEA worked to promote education past secondary education. It also authorized for student loand -
War on Poverty
The War on Poverty was a legislation introduced by President Johnson. It was introduced in response to an extreme national poverty rate. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The ESEA supports districs that want to raise the academic achievement for students that are struggling in all different aspects of life and education. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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The IDEA provides students that have disabilities with free public education. The free education they receive is also tailored to their own individual needs. Schools are also required to evaluate students suspected of having disabilites. -
A Nation at Risk Report
A Nation at Risk Report touched on the fact that our nation was at risk because schools were failing. This led to a long investigation in mostly secondary schools. -
The Standards Movement
This is a movement that came about after A Nation At Risk. The Standards Movement says what standards students are expected to know before they graduate highschool. -
School Choice Movement
The School Choice Movement made it possible for families and students to choose which school they would like to attend. Although students are assigned a school by where they live, they are allowed to choose from multiple schools that are nearby. School choice is a term or label given to a wide array of programs offering students and their families alternatives to publicly provided schools, to which students are generally assigned by the location of their family residence. -
No Child Left Behind
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This act says that setting high standards and making reachable goals will help improve the outcome of our students education. It requires teachers to give their students standardized testing. It also effects the training a teacher receives and the way money is spent in the education system. -
Every Child Succeeds Act
The Every Child Succeeds Act replaced NCLB in 2015. This act modified provisions related to standardized testing .
