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The 10th Amendment states that powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states or to the people. Thus, education became a function of the state rather than the federal government. Allowing the states to make the rules for how the want to educate the students in that state.
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The first public high school in the U.S. was organized this month in 1820. The English Classical School opened in 1821 with 101 male students in Boston, which also was the seat for America’s first high school of any kind, the Boston Latin Grammar School.
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Two cases start this situation they were, Engel v. Vitale on June 25, 1962, and Abington School District v. Schempp on June 17, 1963, the the Supreme Court declared school-sponsored prayer and Bible readings unconstitutional. Schools struck religion from curriculum, teachers avoided the topic, and children got that religion took place off campus.
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Is the nation's national education law and shows a longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students. Allows the raise academic achievement of struggling students and address the complex challenges that arise for students who live with disability, mobility problems, learning difficulties, poverty, or transience, or who need to learn English.
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Is a 1983 report put out by the Reagan administration that described how America's educational system was failing to educate students well. Among other things, it recommended that schools become more rigorous, that they adopt new standards, and that teacher preparation and pay be evaluated.
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The bill rejects the overuse of standardized tests and one-size-fits-all mandates on our schools, ensures that our education system will prepare every child to graduate from high school ready for college and careers, and provides more children access to high-quality state preschool programs