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Education in the Colonial Period
Education was primarily based on maintaining the statuesque, the rich were generally more educated and the poor were educated enough to read the bible. Textbooks were first introduced into school as this time as well. -
Northwest Land Ordinance, 1785
This allowed for the expansion of the United State westward, and it effected education due to the fact more teachers needed to be sent west. Many teachers had an ideal of what the west would be like but most conditions were very poor. -
Common Schools MOST IMPORTANT
Common schools were enacted to help educate the poor, as education is the great equalizer. This declared that education should be free to all children Male and Female. Horace Mann instituted the common school movement. -
The Impact of Jefferson, Rush, & Webster
Webster created some of the first education textbooks to help immigrants with learning English, prior to his creation of the Webster Dictionary. -
Population Growth and Immigration in the 19th century
The population exploded with the influx of immigration in the 19th century, as a result there was a significant increase in school age children which increased the amount of schools. -
Monitorial Schools, Charity Schools, & Infant Schools
Funding was given to low income schools as part of the Common School movement. -
The Impact of Horace Mann
Horace Mann was one of the founding fathers that worked on creating the Common School Movement. -
Committee of Ten
A group of individuals that created the standardization of Education. -
The Impact of John Dewey
John Dewey helped found the philosophy of child centered Education. -
Secondary School Movement
There was a separation between lower school age children and their older peers with the addition of Secondary schools. -
The Measurement Movement (IQ, Thorndike, Terman)
Theories of Intelligence came out and measurements of intelligence classified children as whether or not they can attend public school -
The Progressive Reform Movement MOST IMPORTANT
All through out history any able bodied child was working in the lower income families. There was a social reform to get the children out of the unsafe factories. As a result school age children would be able to go to school instead of working in factories. -
Brown vs. Board of Education, 1954 MOST IMPORTANT
For many years after the Civil war African American Students and White students have been segregated into different schools. The result of the court case declared separated schools as unconstitutional. As an unintended result thousands of African American teachers lost their jobs. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 1965
President Johnson created the legislation to increase funding to low income areas for education. He allocated 1 billion dollars to the education system of the United States. -
The Civil Rights Movement & The War on Poverty MOST IMPORTANT
The civil Rights movement helped finally desegregate schools in the south. This movement really sparked the equal rights of all kinds of minorities. In some ways the movement is still going on. -
Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act, 1975
This act allows students with special needs to get the education and funding they needed. -
A Nation at Risk Report, 1983
President Reagan made the address that the Nation is at Risk. He started instituting more standardized tests to help get the Nation back on track to be the top. -
The Standards Movement
There is an increased amount of standards that teachers need to meet in order for the education to be the same regardless of location. -
No Child Left Behind, 2001 MOST IMPORTANT
President Bush instigated the No Child Left Behind. There was an increase of funding for children struggling. More testing to make sure every child is successful in their education. -
School Choice Movement: Charter Schools, Vouchers
There is an influx of charter schools as an alternative to Public schools giving families options to choose what is best for their family.
