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Boston Latin School
The Boston Latin School was established in 1635. It is known as the first public secondary school in the U.S. It was open to all boys no matter of social class and educated young men to prepare them for university. -
Cane Hill College
Cane Hill College was the first college in Arkansas. It is now known as The University of the Ozarks as it was relocated to Clarksville. -
Ellen Swallow Richards
Ellen Swallow Richards was born December 3rd 1842. She was an American chemist and founder of the home economics movement in the U.S. She was mostly homeschooled but was the first woman admitted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). -
Justin Smith Morrill/Morrill Act of 1862
This Act provided land grants to states so they could be able "to finance the establishment or colleges specializing in agricultural and the mechanic or arts." Named after Vermont congressman Justin Smith Morrill. The Act provided 30,00 acres per state senator and representative. The schools were known as Land Grant Universities. In Arkansas there are two University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and University of Arkansas in Pine Bluff. -
Martha Rensealer
Martha Renssealer was born in 1864. She was a professor at Cornell University and also the president of the American Home Economics Association now known as the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS). -
Maria Montessori
Montessori believed that children teach themselves in a way. She believed if teachers created the right environment for learning children would develop naturally. -
The Smith-Lever Act of 1914
This act established extension services to extend outreach programs through land-grant universities. These extension services educated about advances in agricultural practices and technology. -
Smith Hughes Act of 1917
The Smith Hughes Act provided federal aid to states so they could promote vocational education in agricultural and industrial trades and in home economics. From the act came the Federal Board of Vocational Education who's purpose was to oversee the distribution of funds. -
Howard Gardner
Gardner is an American developmental psychologist who wondered how to human brain works. From his research came the Theory of Multiple Intelligences. This theory is the idea that people learn in different ways. -
Brown V. Board of Education
Brown V. Board of Education is the court case that in which the Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was no longer allowed. -
Vocational Education Act of 1963
The Vocational Education Act was a replacement/upgrade of the Smith Hughes Act. This Act sought to provide education in all areas of agriculture and economics. This act focused on equality. -
Project Head Start
Project Head Start started as an 8 week summer program in 1965. It was designed to help stop the cycle of poverty among children. The program offered emotional, social, health, nutritional, and psychological needs. It is now a full time program that is known to consists of Head Start and Early Head Start. -
Vocational Amendment of 1968 and 1973
This amendment increased funding, and expanded services to meet the needs of people with special needs. This amendment also created programs in work study. -
Title IX
Title nine protected individuals from being excluded from education programs and/or activities based on their sex. -
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
FERPA is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. Once the student is 18 the rights to their records are transferred from their parents to them. -
Vocational Amendment of 1976
The main purposes for this amendment included eliminating gender bias, developing new programs, and extending/improving programs. This amendment required that every vocational program had to be evaluated every five years. There were also provisions for bilingual education. -
Jean Piaget
Jean Piaget was a psychologist born in 1980 who developed the four stages of child development. His stages were sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operations. -
Carl Perkins Act
The Carl Perkins Act provided federal funding, improve access to vocational education to those who are of the "special population" including those who are bilingual. This act requires that vocational education be monitored to ensure it is consistent with students IEP. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
IDEA is an act that requires every state to offer free and efficient education for all students with disabilities. -
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
The ESSA purpose is to provide all children with a fair opportunity to high-quality education. ESSA is an update/replacement of the No Child Left Behind act. The ESSA was signed into law in 2015 by then president Barack Obama.