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Colonial Schools
MOST IMPORTANT: Schools were scarce, some towns would pool money for a teacher. They learned letters and phrases from scripture, was linked with protestant teachings and bible. The primer was a common book used back then, it taught caticisms. They was very little schooling unless privileged. This was significant because it started the formal education system in America. More Info -
Northwest Land Ordinance
Lots of people moving west, need for teachers. Teachers were trained and sent out west to the crazy conditions of the wild west and interesting schools and conditions. -
Common Schools
Common schools were started by Horrace Mann. They were a way to ensure that the schools were the same between districts and help each child receive the same education. -
Monitorial Schools, Charity Schools, & Infant Schools
Monitorial- offered reading, writing, and arithmetic. Also taught proper behavior.
Charity- Allowed children who could not afford school to get an education as well.
Infant- For young children who would go to the factories and so they would be taught younger to get some education. -
Committee of Ten
A committee put together to set up a curriculum and discuss the subjects that were to be taught and how they would be presented and taught. -
The Progressive Reform Movement
Their were millions of children that immigrated to America and so there was a need for them to be taught and thus began the reform of schools. School was all in English and many children had to work and never got an education. -
The Measurement Movement
This was a way to assess and test students intelligence and learning in a way. This also was impacted by WWI because if gave the military a way to test wither a person was able to serve in the military. -
Secondary School Movement
MOST IMPORTANT: Toward the end of the 19th century they started secondary schools and giving children a opportunity to further their education. This was significant because it lead to more children being able to continue education and go on to universities. More infor -
Brown vs. Board of Education
MOST IMPORTANT: After being denied acceptance into a school cloer to home the Browns took the Topeka Board of Education to court and ended up losing and it was stated that separate but equal is acceptable. This was significant because it was a major event for the Civil Rights Movement and really helped get schools standardized and everyone the same education. More Info -
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Sputnik and NDEA
Sputnik put fear in Americans hearts and this lead to the national defense education act (NDEA), they put a new curriculum in pace and held trainings for teachers. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Most far reaching federal piece of legislation, this allowed 1 billion dollars for students in low-income families to afford to go to school. -
Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act
Integrated handicapped students into public schools and allowed them to learn along side all the other children. This was huge, before all students had been institutionalized. -
A Nation at Risk Report
MOST IMPORTANT: This was President Reagan's report to call the nation to action to get the education system up to par. This was significant because it brought about many reforms and did a lot to standardize and change the education system for the better. More Info -
Student Choice Movement
The students choice movement gave students and their parents the opportunity to choose where they went. This is when private schools and vouchers took off. -
No Child Left Behind Act
MOST IMPORTANT: A bill that helped standardize education. They aimed to give quality education to all students. This was a significant event for education because it lead to our education system today and really gave our education system a good reputation. More Info from PBS
