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Northwest Land Ordinance
This law created townships, where every town had to reserve a portion of land for a public school. -
Impact of Horace Mann
MOST IMPORTANT:
Horace Mann is responsible for creating free, public education for all. Along with this he created schooling for training teachers, called normal school. He is the father of education, and many believe the reason education is what it is today.
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Common Schools
A public school in the United States in the nineteenth century. A strong advocate for this was Horace Mann. -
Population Growth and Immigration in the 19the Century
Immigration spurred a change in the way public education was working before that time. The schools were expected to teach these students how to act in society, and be productive. -
Impact of John Dewey
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Has had the biggest impact on education out of almost anyone in history. Focused on individualism, that they child will learn when they want to learn, and pragmatism. He believed the value of knowledge was whether or not it was useful.
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Secondary School Movement
Students acquired skills for life, not for college. -
Impact of World War II
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At the end of the war, the government passed the G.I. Bill of Rights. This gave soldiers scholarships to go to college. This is the first time in history the U.S. government gave scholarships to soldiers. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
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Supreme court comes to the decision that segregated schools are "inherently unequal". This overruled the original court case of Plessy Vs. Ferguson, which said that the schools are separate but equal. They then decide to abolish these schools, to create equality. https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=87 -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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This was the most expensive education bill ever to pass. The purpose was to help students from poor backgrounds to overcome poverty. They believed the more money they put in to education, the more students will graduate high school. -
Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act of 1975
MOST IMPORTANT:
Originally made to ensure students with disabilities would have the same opportunity to attend school. It also was used to help students with disabilities be successful members of society. This has been revised many times over the years, and has changed.http://www.parentcenterhub.org/repository/idea/ -
A Nation at Risk Report
This was imperative for education reform. This pushed for students to be better, and aim for more than mediocre. Students were expected to be more disciplined, focused, and ready to take on life. https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=87 -
Standards Movement
This reform wanted to have a clear and measurable way to track student progress. -
Growth of Standardized Testing
This growth seems to go hand in hand with the no child left behind act. Standardized testing is the exact same set of tests for all of the students nationwide. -
No Child Left Behind Act
Passed by President Bush, so that all students would pass school and graduate. -
School Choice Movement: Charter Schools, vouchers
Allows schools to use their funds in the most beneficial way for their students.
