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Massachusetts Law of 1642
The selectmen of each town had to determine if parents/masters were teaching their children and if they were being taught everything they needed to know. If a parent or master failed at this task of teaching, the child could be apprenticed to a new master who would be required to fulfill the law. -
Massachusetts Law of 1647
Every town with at least 50 households must provide a teacher of reading and writing. And all towns with 100 or more households must establish a grammar school. -
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Benjamin Rush
Advocated for women and blacks and said they should be allowed to get an education. He is one of the first to make such a statement. -
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Noah Webster
Webster standardized textbooks. Or in other words he wrote textbooks that should be universally used in schools throughout the country. -
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Monitorial Schools
Monitorial Schools originated in England and were brought to America by Lancaster. Monitorial education was concerned with teaching only the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic. -
Infant Schools
Infant schools are founded by Robert Owen. They are made for children ages 4-7 to teach them how to work in a factory. Infant schools are the inspiration behind Kindergartens. -
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Horace Mann
Horace Mann was the first Secretary of Education. He would actually visit each of the schoolhouses and he visited over 1000 schools in 6 years. Horace Mann made schoolhouses more humane and made education more accessible to everyone. -
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John Dewey
Dewey believed that students learned best through experimentation and action rather than memorization and lectures. This kind of thinking leads to more motivating and interesting lessons and helps students prepare to contribute in their society. -
MOST IMPORTANT: Immigration
Starting in 1900, the number of people immigrating into the U.S. raised drastically. Part of the reason for this increase in immigration was the reputation schools in America had. As a result, more and more people registered their children into American schools every day and schools became overcrowded, but more diverse. https://mascotmoskovina.wordpress.com/art-and-dance-in-the-early-20th-century/education-in-america-in-the-early-1900s/ -
Duck and Cover
A new Federal Civil Defense Administration is set up. And one of their jobs is to teach children in schools how to protect themselves from a nuclear bomb. It helps kids feel safer at school. -
MOST IMPORTANT: Brown vs. Board of Education
This court ruling deemed that "separate but equal" is wrong. In other words this court ruling made it so that schools could no longer be segregated. This is significant because it allowed for whites and African Americans to attend the same school and helped with the Civil Rights movement. http://americanhistory.si.edu/brown/history/index.html -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Lyndon B Johnson, who actually used to be a schoolteacher before he became president, signed this bill. This bill makes it so that students have equal opportunity and enables students that are disadvantaged to get help. -
MOST IMPORTANT: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
This law made it so that those with disabilities can receive a free and appropriate education. Before students with disabilities were not allowed in regular schools. This act made it so that those with disabilities get the same education and rights that those without disabilties get. http://www.parentcenterhub.org/idea/ -
MOST IMPORTANT: A Nation at Risk Report
President Reagan set a higher standard for graduation. Some of these standards included more courses in core subjects (like Math, Science, Reading, etc.), Longer School Days, educating students in Computer Science, and more homework. Because of this Report, our education is more rigorous and students have to work harder in order to earn success. https://www.edutopia.org/landmark-education-report-nation-risk -
MOST IMPORTANT: No Child Left Behind Act
This increased standardized testing and made schools more accountable for education. If a school does good, then they receive more funding. If a school does poorly, then they have budget costs. This affects education today because it puts more pressure on schools than ever before to perform their best. https://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/involve/nclbguide/parentsguide.html
