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First Public School
According to the website RaceForward, The Boston Latin School was the first public school opened in the United States. Early public schools focused on teaching virtues of family, religion, and community. -
Proposition of two-track educational system.
According to the website RaceForward, these tracks consisted of "the laboring and the learned". The website race forward states that this scholarship would allow very few of the laboring class to advance. -
School Segregation is Outlawed
The 1954 Brown vs. Board case resulted in the supreme court outlawing school segregation. Despite this, schools throughout the U.S. had racially segregated systems. It was until the late 1970s that segregated schooling in the United States was eliminated. https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/history-brown-v-board-education-re-enactment -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This outlawed discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or nationality. It requires equal access to public places and employment, enforces desegregation within schools, and the right to vote. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DQhRZkBqNU
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Higher Education Act of 1965
This law allowed for people from lower economic status to be able to go to college. Federal financial aid became available for students. FASFA was founded.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxFfTlmXk1
https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/new-from-nea/50-higher-education-act-remains-cornerstone-college
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History of Education In the United States
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Schools are to provide appropriate public education to children with disabilities.
The law P.L. 94-142 guaranteed a free public education to each child with a disability and protect the rights of children with disabilities. This law had a dramatic, positive impact on millions of children with disabilities in every state and each local community across the country. https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/idea35/history/index_pg10.html -
Columbine School Shooting
According to childtrends.org, the 1999 shooting at Columbine Highschool was a moment that caused many lawmakers to work on keeping schools safe.
(https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1043986219840188?journalCode=ccja)
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No Child Left Behind Act
This act put special focus on ensuring that schools boost the performance of certain groups of students. Standardized testing became crucial to ensure schools got funding.
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The ESSA Act
The Every Student Succeeds Act, which is a bipartisan measure, seeks commitment to providing equal opportunities for all students. This law advances equity by upholding critical protections for high-need students. Additionally, this law requires that all students in America be taught to high academic standards to prepare them for college. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu4eBNGfZes
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2020 COVID-19 Global Pandemic
According to The Harvard Gazette, school closures throughout the country have turned a spotlight on inequities and shortcomings within the education system.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/12/impact-of-covid-19-on-schools-will-worsen-racial-inequity-experts-say.html
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-the-pandemic-highlights-racial-disparities-in-higher-education
