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Common Schools Movement
"The common schools movement was the effort to fund schools in every community with public dollars, and is thus heralded as the start of systematic public schooling in the United States" (Marshall,n.d). https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/edu_pubs/67/ -
Brown v. Board of Education
“Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954),[was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality" (anonymous, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education -
National Defense Education Act
". The law provided federal funding to “insure trained manpower of sufficient quality and quantity to meet the national defense needs of the United States. In addition to fellowships and loans to students, the legislation bolstered education in the areas of science, mathematics, and modern foreign languages"(anonymous, 2021) https://history.house.gov/HouseRecord/Detail/15032436195 -
Head Start Program
This video helps explain the Head Start program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT7odom3wXM -
Tile IX
"Title IX is a comprehensive federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity. The principal objective of Title IX is to avoid the use of federal money to support sex discrimination in education programs and to provide individual citizens effective protection against those practices"(Anonymous,2020). https://www.justice.gov/crt/fcs/TitleIX-SexDiscrimination -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
"The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law that makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services to those children"(Anonymous,n.d.). https://sites.ed.gov/idea/about-idea/ -
United States Department of Education Created
The was need for euqal education everywhere. "Despite the growth of the Federal role in education, the Department never strayed far from what would become its official mission: to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access" (anonymous,2017). https://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/fed/role.html. -
No Child Left Behind Act
This video helps explain this act https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0--2nhsDorg -
School Security Strengths
"The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 brought the “War on Terrorism” home and the schools responded with stricter security policies, entrance door buzzers, and cameras – and parents armed their children with cellphones, citing personal security concerns"(Anonymous,2010). https://educhatter.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/what-were-the-top-ten-education-events-of-the-2000s/ -
Education Today
For today’s education, there are 5 different priorities:
1. Problem-solving/critical thinking skills.
2. Communication skills.
3. Have access, and analyze information.
4. The power of collaboration.
5. Be creative and curious. https://www.eschoolnews.com/2020/12/22/5-priorities-education/2/
