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The Impact of Thomas Jefferson
The third president of the United States of America acknowledged the importance of universal education for the people of America.
He oversaw several ammendements that lay the foundation of the systematic education system we have today.
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Northwest Land Ordinance
Law was enacted by the congress to establish equitable and orderly procedures for settlement in the Northwest territory by dividing into townships.
A section in each of the thirty six sections of each township was set aside for public schools which was important in the provision of education to minority groups. http://www.in.gov/history/2478.htm -
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The Impact of Horace Mann
As the secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education, he enacted major education reforms such as the common school movement that ensured every child receiced education funded by local taxes, an idea that was implemented by many other states thereafter
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The Impact of John Dewey
Through his numerous publications, his ideas were influential in the reform of education. He beleived that school was a place where social reform could take place and hence advocated for improvement in the education sector.
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The Committee of Ten
A board established by the National Education Association to formulate a standard high school curriculum recommended college oriented curriculum which changed how subjects are taught in American schools by offering alaternative teaching languages to the traditional latin and Greek curricula.
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The Secondary School Movement
Increased funding of high schools in many cities and further expansion in many localities led to the increase of high school enrollment and graduation.
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Impact of World War II - Important
The overall effect of the war was the closure of schools and overall detriment of education standards. This led to the Federal government's increase in funding to the education system for improvement which led to the later improvement of the schooling system in the U.S. Then deterioration of education and subsequent improvement after world war II, was crucial in the evolution of the education system.
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Brown vs. Board of Education
The court ruled that separate schools for whites and blacks was uncostitutional which served as a catalyst for education reforms and the challenging of educational segreation, which ultimately saw inclusion of all children, black or white in all schools.
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Sputnik and NDEA
Russia's launch of Sputnik, the first satellite to orbit the earth, prompted the U.S government to increase funding for scientific research, mathematics, science and foreign languages as it perceived Russia's technical advances as a threat. This led to increased funding in the sector and the establishment of National Defense Education Act (NDEA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Act (NASA).
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The Civil Rights Movement - Important
The culmination of the Civil Rights Movement was the Civil Rights Act which prohibited the discrimination of people based on their color, race, or origin. This gave equal rights to education for children of color who were victimized at the time. More black students enrolled for school as the Constitution now provided protection for their freedom of education.
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The act saw increased funding for low income students as part of Lyndon Johnson's war on poverty. The resulting educational programs such as Title 1 helped a lot of students.
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Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act - Important
This law required public schools to provide appropriate education offered in the least restrictive manner and suited to a student’s needs for all disabled students. It aimed at providing equal opportunity to disabled children by proving an enabling environment. Public schools were now opened for millions of handicapped children who previously could not access education.
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A Nation at Risk Report - Important
The National Commission on Excellence in Education published 'A Nation at Risk' report that proposed a comprehensive reform in teacher training and public education. The report called for the government to increase support for the mediocre state of education present at the time. President Reagan used the opportunity to launch major educational reforms. One of the impacts of these reforms was the introduction of today's computer science.
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The Standards Movement
This incorporates reforms that provide measurable and clear standards for all students. As opposed to norm-rankings, students are gauged against these concrete standrds based on outcome based learning.
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No Child Left Behind Act
The act was passed into law as a replacement of the Bilingual Act of 1968, enacting penalties on schools that do not make adequate yearly progress towards the meeting of its goals. Schools were required to be more proactive in the meeting of these objectives highlighted in the Act.
https://www2.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml
