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The Massachusetts Law of 1642 & 1647
First education laws in America. Provided grammar schools and educators to the towns and education to their children. Served as a model for other colonies. -
Colonial Period
The settlers in the 1700's moved throughout out the New World to teach and convert many Native Americans. This had a huge impact on literacy rates and got the colonies to take pride in what education can do for them settling their new home. -
American Spelling Book
Noah Webster was the Author of American Spelling Book, this book broke spelling apart into syllables & made it easier for American to learn how to spell & read. This set up many of the Colonials to have a desire & an outlet to learn. In my opinion, this is one of the most important moments because it provided access to reading & spelling to many Americans. It also showed individuals that you can make money by being an author. link text -
Catherine Beecher
Founder of Hartford Female Seminary & Western Institute for Women. Supporter of Common school and saw the need for female teachers . This set the path for how education and teaching preparations would be formed and her aspirations for female roles was inspiring and ahead of her time. -
Horace Mann
Dedicated to promoting public education, Horace Mann was a huge part in the reform of american education. He served on Massachusetts State Legislator. He changed the way schooling was viewed. -
Roberts Challenging Segregation in Schools
Although this fight lasted over a century Benjamin Roberts never stopped fighting for integrated schools. In 1855 Massachusetts abolished segregation in schools. This would become the grounds for many more laws to be passes. In my opinion this is one of the most important events in history because it shows the resilience of American families to fight for their children's educational rights. link text -
John Dewy
The Father of Progressive Education. Dewy Believed that education should be based on the principle of learning by doing. This progressive reform was pushing more whole child learning and child centered education. This was an important role in history because it now made education fun and exciting. Dewy's philosophy is still impacting modern education and has played a huge role throughout American Education History. link text -
Immigration
Children from different parts of the world were being brought over to North America for a better education. Soon found schools to be dangerous places and many students did not want to go. This led to laws being put into place to ban child labor and forced children back into schools. -
Measurement Movement
Alfred Binet and other psychologists created ways to measure human intelligence. This helped aid in how we measure intelligence today. -
Impact of WWII
The war had a major impact on schools. Man teachers left the classroom to fight in the war. Students decided to not attend during that time. But after the war the baby boom era came about and enrollment increased significantly. -
The Brown Decision
Brown vs. The Board of Education ruled in favor of ending segregation in schools. This was a major historical event for our nation coming together as one in education and around the nation as humans. We need to keep remembering this day and the fight for quality and the benefits these movements have on education and the quality of human life. link text -
Sputnik & NDEA
A push for funding in schools for math, science and foreign language. This was historically significant because of its push for a later more technically advanced society. This also set the stage for the federal government to be more involved in education. link text -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The cornerstone for President Johnson's War on Poverty, this act passed provided funds, through tax payers, to improve educational equity to lower income families through the school districts. -
Individuals with Disabilities Act
Ensured that students with disabilities would be provided free appropriate public education. This helped paved the way for many laws we have today that help students with all types of disabilities have a normal childhood educational opportunity. I feel this is very important because it shows as a nation how far we have come to providing equality as best be can especially for our youth and education. link text -
No Child Left Behind
President George W. Bush put into place to ensure that children were getting the same standards of education across the US. This made state test required starting in grade 3. This was important because it made sure that no matter where you lived in the US you were getting some type of quality education in public schools and your states were held accountable for that.
