History of Education

By kconant
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    Progressive Education

    John Dewey's philosophy was that if each student had experiential learning it could help them have experience with basic skills needed to be successful.
  • Increased Enrollment

    The schools set up was like an a assembly line constant yet changing. They had different buildings for each grade for example, Elementary, Junior, and High School.
  • Education on Technology

    Technology was starting to become a big thing in the 1950's. The Russians were ahead with technology. And the U.S. wanted to improve education of students to be ahead of other countries and the newer technologies.
  • Elementary and Secondary Education Act

    Poverty started to increase. And this was effecting children from getting education. Title 1 was created to fund schools that had poor children to help support the students and help them get a better education.
  • Emergency Immigrant Education Act

    Provides services to large numbers of immigrant students.
  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

    IDEA was established to help students and their individual needs to help improve education for those who need it.
  • Teach for America

    National Teachers Corps was established to help improve education for areas with low income.
  • SMART Technologies

    The smart board was an interactive whiteboard which acted as if a computer would. It helped teachers with their teaching.
  • No Child Left Behind Act

    Assessing students depending on what grade their in.
  • International Association for K-12 Online Learning

    Online learning was to improve education in schooling.