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Measurement Movement
The Measurement Movement was created by Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon. This movement measures the intelligence of each human's brain. The Measurement Movement created what we know as the IQ test. An IQ score can determine if a student need s to be placed into a special program for extra help or if students are advanced for their age group. Here is a fun IQ test you can take:
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Brown Vs. Board of Education
During the civil rights movement many of the American public schools were separated based on their race. This was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality. This movement really helped the people of color and African Americans. -
National Defense Education Act
The National Defense Education Act or the NDEA was created in order to enhance and strengthen the American school system through funds. It also highly encouraged students to pursue education after high school. This act was put into effect due to the United States' concern to be able to compete with the Soviet Union, specifically in science and technology areas. -
Bibles are banned from schools
The year of 1963 the case Engel Vs. Vitale led to remove bibles and prayer in school. This was a landmark in the United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for state officials to compose an official school prayer and encourage its recitation in public schools, due to violation of the First Amendment. -
Head Start Program
Head Start was created to help preschool children that come from low-income families by providing them with a program that can meet their emotional, social, health, and psychological needs. Head Start started off as an eight week project to a program that includes full day and year services. This program was also started by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act or the ESEA. All of this was possible, because of President Johnson's war against poverty. https://youtu.be/hCMtXcgOEJI -
The Education of the Handicapped Act of 1970
The education of the handicapped act of 1970 provided children with disabilities education and proper supplies and funding.
Act of 1970 discontinued the classification of mentally handicapped children as unsuitable for education at school and brought them within the general educational system, transferring responsibility for their truancy and education from the mental health services to the education authorities. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
The Individuals with Disabilities Act is a law that allows for free appropriate public education to children with disabilities. This law provides special education and services the the children in the program. IDEA was previously known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act from 1975 to 1990. -
Standards Movement
The Standards Movement began with the Nation at Risk Report. This movement placed an emphasis on setting academic standards. It told teachers what students should know in their grade. Standards also determine what curriculum teachers and schools use to meet the correct standards. -
First Charter School
Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools. Instead, charter schools are expected to produce certain results, set forth in each school's charter. Charter schools are attended by choice. These have become very common in this generation. -
No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind act was created by former president George Bush which improved the education of students. This act put a special focus on ensuring that states and schools boost the performance of certain groups of students, such as English-language learners, students in special education, and poor and minority children, whose achievement, on average, trails their peers.