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Education in Colonial Period
Education was heavily influenced by the English as well as the French and Spanish.This is due to the fact that most Colonials were from England, France, and Spain. -
Impact of Jefferson, Rush, and Webster
These three major influencers paved the way for free and public education. They believed everyone should be educated, even though their push for education was met with disapproval. -
Monitorial/Charity/Infant schools
Created the foundation of Free Kindergarten and Elementary Schools. -
Secondary Education Movement
This help create free public secondary education. Before it was mainly secondary education was in the form of expensive private schools. -
Common School Movement
This is where free public schools started to form. -
The impact of Horace Mann- Number One event
Number one event. Horace Mann is known as the " Father of American education".HIs time serving as Massachusetts Secretary of Education and Chief state school officer helped propel the common school movement and other educational reforms. It was impart due to hIs ideology that the free public schools we have today were created.
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Committee of Ten
Helped Standardize curriculum in secondary schools -
Impact of John Dewey
Psychologist who helped reform education. Helped us understand the importance of psychology in education -
Impact of WW2
Decline of teachers and school attendance. Education budget was cut, most of the funds went to the war effort. -
Board Vs. Board of Education- 2nd most important event
Second most important event. This declared separate but equal unconstitutional.
This court decision ruled that public schools could not deny entry to black schools. Blacks were finally allowed in white schools.This helped give African Americans the right to an equal education.
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The elementary and secondary education Act of 1968- 4th most important event
4th most important event. Helped give funding to low-income schools. This act helps give low-income schools the resources they need to give their students a successful education. Gives poor students the quality education they deserve.
https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/education/elementary-and-secondary-education-act-of-1965/ -
IDEA 1975- third most important event
3rd most important event. This Act gives children with disabilities with right to quality education. This requires schools to provide the resources these students need to succeed. This act help integrate students with disabilities into a regular classroom .
https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/your-childs-rights/basics-about-childs-rights/individuals-with-disabilities-education-act-idea-what-you-need-to-know -
A Nation At Risk- 5th most important event
Fifth most important event. It is a report by the National commission on Excellence in Education stating that American education is in shambles. This lead to many reforms including longer schooling and required higher education ,at least a bachelors degree, to be a teacher. This also led to a higher standard for graduation requirements.
http://neatoday.org/2013/04/25/a-nation-at-risk-turns-30-where-did-it-take-us-2/ -
School Choice Movement
Helped create competition for regular public school by providing parents with a choice of where to send their child -
No child left behind
required schools ,mostly title one schools, to make adequate yearly progress based on the states standard of proficiency.
