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1088
women minority group
1088 women university of bologna allows women to get an education but was soon shut down cause men stopped going to schools where women went to school -
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History of Education
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Colonial Era
education is primarily for upper and middle class boys, while dame schools were created for girls. The New England Primer is the textbook generally used, and focused on religion and religious education, but in a very negative and repressive way -
Harvard founded (higher education fact)
the first American Univeristy is founded -
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Common era
Universal education and elementary education being available to all started to come about, but initially focused on white males. Started to move away from religious training and move toward functional knowledge. Heavy European Influences from Froebel, Pestalozzi, Montessori, and Herbart come about. -
Boston Massacre
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Declaration of Independence
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US declaration of Independence
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Fredrich Froebel (1782-1852)
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Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852)
the “father of Kindergarten”. Stressed the importance of play theory. -
United States constitution
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Horace Mann (1796-1859)
“Father of the Common School”. Was elected the Secretary of Board of Education in Massachusetts and worked to create the Common School movement, which sought to make sure every child had opportunity to a tax paid education. -
James Pillans invented the modern blackboard
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Congress passes Indian civilization act
allows $10,000 a year to support religious groups or individuals who are willing to live with/ among the Indians and teach them. The start of mission schools. -
Virginia General Assembly
passes law that forbids teaching African Americans. -
Virginia General Assembly (African American minority group)
The Virginia General Assembly forbids the teaching of African Americans—slave or free—to read or write. -
First coeducational college (women minority group)
Mississippi became the first coeducational college in the US to grant women a degree -
Charolette Manson (1842-1923)
stressed the importance of educating the whole child, which is used today and referred to as The Charlotte Mason Method. -
Charlotte Mason (1842-1923)
stressed the importance of educating the whole child, which is used today and referred to as The Charlotte Mason Method. -
Margaret Bancroft (1854-1912)
founded one of the first private special education schools in New Jersey. -
The first kindergarten in the U.S. is started in Watertown, Wisconsin
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John Dewey (1859-1952)
focused on the importance of how children need to be involved in the classroom. Dewey emphasized the importance of hands on learning and student-focused learning. -
Civil war (1861-1865)
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Herbert Spencer
In 1861 a man named Herbert Spencer asked the question, “What knowledge is most of worth?” This question has influenced our curriculum ever since it was asked. -
The Department of Education is created
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Maria Montessori (1870-1952)
an italian physician and educator who founded the Montessori approach to schooling for young children which is still used world-wide today. -
Virginia law (African American minority group)
Virginia Law declares that white people and African American people can not be taught in the same school but must be taught in separate schools -
The Dewey Decimal system is created
created by Melvil Dewey (fun fact relating to American education) -
San Fransisco sued (Asian American minority group)
San Francisco school board is sued by Joseph and Mary Tape in order to enroll their Chinese daughter (Mamie) in a public school. -
Carlisle Indian Industrial school (Native American minority group)
Native American boys and girls are sent to a boarding school called Carlisle Indian Industrial school. The educational goal of the founder, Richard Pratt, was to civilize the Native American children which meant “saving the man in him but killing the Indian.” -
Hannah fact 1
In 1887 Melvil Dewey established the first library school at the Colombian University. -
North Dakota becomes a state
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Committee of Ten
established curriculum standards for American high school students -
Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934)
known for his Social Development theory and zone of proximal development (ZPD) theory which focused on how children learn (MA) -
Jean Piaget (1896-1980)
Theory of cognitive development that says that children move through developmental stages in four different levels. Helps show how children make up what the world looks like in their minds. Showing that children think in different ways than adults but do not think less than adults. (RB) -
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Progressive era
Try new educational ideas; reform education to focus on natural interest, more student involvement, educating the whole child, focusing on students with exceptionalities, and emphasizing the importance of math, science, and social studies. -
San Francisco segregation (Asian American minority group)
San Francisco school board tries to segregate Japanese schoolchildren from other children -
Ella Young (women minority group)
Ella Young became the first women superintendent of a large city school system -
Rosa Parks born
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World War I (1914-18)
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Loris Malaguzzi (1920-1994)
After World War II a psychologist, Loris Malaguzzi and the surrounding parents of the village Reggio Emilia, Italy gathered together to rethink the education of their children. Together they formed the first of many Reggio Emilia schools. These Reggio Emilia schools center around the children and the unique way each of them learn. (HC) -
focus on operational designed skills and knowledge
1920 - 1960 - as the space revolution was a big concern at that time curriculum was focused on operational designed skills and knowledge. -
John Holt (1923-1985)
author and educator who advocated for homeschooling as well as non-institutional education. -
E.D. Hirsch Jr. (1928-present)
american educator and literary critic. Says that children are missing the important cultural diversity knowledge that they need. -
The Great Depression (1929-39)
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World War II (1939-45)
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Asian American minority group fact
After the US declares war on Japan more than 2000 Japanese leaders and people are rounded up and put in camps in Hawaii and pacific coastal states -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
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Frederick Patterson (African American minority group)
Frederick Patterson creates the United Negro College Fund in order to support African American colleges and college students -
D-Day
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Sir Ken Robinson (1950-present)
focuses on incorporating creative and more art not schools. Internationally known educational speaker -
Brown vs. board of education (court case)
This court case was one of the biggest decision in history because it landmarked the time when colored people and white people no longer went to different schools. The court ruled that it was unconstitutional and unequal for public schools to segregate students based on color. -
Brown vs. board of education effects on special needs students (special needs minority group)
The U.S. Supreme Court decided in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case that it was unconstitutional for educational institutions to segregate children by race. This landmark legal ruling would have far-reaching implications for special education arena. -
Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Bill gates (1955-present)
multi-billionaire and businessman - founder of the famous Microsoft corporation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation which strives to provide opportunity for education to minority groups. -
National Defense Education Act
1958 - President Eisenhower approve the National Defense Education Act making it so more money was put into the American education system so that we would not fall behind the Soviet Union. -
Engel vs. Vitale
The court struck down a New York state rule that allowed public schools to hold a hold a short non-denominational prayer before the start of school. The court ruled that the prayer was more towards one religious group, and because teacher are employed by the Federal Government it violates the Establishment clause. -
Hannah fact 2
In 1963 the supreme court declared school sponsored prayer and Bible readings unconstitutional. -
The first free school opens in Virginia
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American Revolution (1765-1983)
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The 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act makes it so that the federal government is not allowed to intervene in school curriculum development. Individual states must adopt curriculum standards. -
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated
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American Indian Movement (Native American minority group)
The American Indian Movement, otherwise known as AIM, begins in Minneapolis MN and in a few other places that opens a few smaller schools as an alternative to public and Bureau of Indian schools with large dropout rates. -
Wisconsin vs. Yoder (court case)
Yoder challenged the state on whether or not his amish children needed to continue to go to school. He found that it was against his rights that his children needed to be more educated about caring on the tradition of family and of the amish belief. -
Public Law 99-457 (special needs minority group)
Public Law 99-457 was an amendment to the All Handicapped Children Act, which mandated that individual states provide services to families of children born with disabilities from the time they are born. -
higher education fact
Between 1992 and 2012, the average amount owed by a typical student loan borrower who graduated with a bachelor’s degree more than doubled to a total of nearly $27,000. -
Improving America's Schools Act
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United States vs. Lopez (court case)
In 1990 George W Bush signed a Gun-Free schools zone act. This made it be that students were not allowed to have any gun in or around schools. A senior high school student, Lopez, in texas was caught having a gun on school grounds. He argued that Congress did not have the authority to ban guns in school zones. -
Rebekah fact 1
1996- General Mills creates Box Tops for educational program to help low-income schools raise money for the schools. -
Canonization of Mother Teresa
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higher education fact
Between 1999 and 2009, undergrad enrollment at for-profit schools soared 539 percent compared with 32 percent for public institutions. -
Columbine High school shooting
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World trade center attacks
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No Child Left Behind Act
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IDEA revision
Congress amended IDEA by calling for early intervention for students, greater accountability, improved educational outcomes, and raised the standards for instructors who teach special education classes. It also required states to demand that local school districts shift up to 15% of their special education funds toward general education if it were determined that a disproportionate number of students from minority groups were placed in special education for reasons other than disability. -
Hispanic American high school walkouts (Hispanic American minority group)
High school students, mostly but not exclusively Latino, stage walkouts in Los Angeles, Houston and other cities, boycotting schools and businesses in support of immigrant rights and equality. Schools issue suspensions and truancy reports to students who participate, and several students are arrested. -
North American council for online learning
The north American council for Online learning establishes a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to the benefit of k-12 online learning. -
People of Seattle vs. Seattle School district
People of Seattle vs Seattle School district.The Supreme court ruled that race could play a role in the admissions process in colleges. However they ruled that the government does not have a great interest in public school systems and therefore the role that race plays in the admissions process of colleges does not need to apply to public schools. Furthermore they defined that admission to a public school based on a students race in the act of achieving racial diversity is unconstitutional. -
Obama elected
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Rebekah fact 2
the Common Core State Standard Initiative is launched. Standards are changing. -
Higher education fact
The year with the highest enrollment of students [projected to attend American colleges and universities] was Fall 2010 - with 21 million students projected. (National Center for Education Statistics) -
Kentucky is the first state to adopt the common core
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California adopts new state standards in ELA
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Sandy Hook elementary school shooting
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Boston marathon bombing
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Hispanic American minority group fact
“Hispanics identify education as a top priority issue for the new Trump administration and for the new Congress among those tested. Fully 73% say improving the educational system should be a top priority in 2017.” (Pew Research Center) -
Higher Education Fact
During the 2018-19 school year, colleges and universities are expected to award 1 million associate’s degrees; 1.9 million bachelor’s degrees; 780,000 master’s degrees; and 182,000 doctor’s degrees.” (National Center for Education Statistics) -
Kayla fact 2
In fall 2018 public school’s employed approximately 3.2 million full-time teachers. (National Center for Education Statistics) -
Kayla fact 1
The ratio of students to teachers in North Dakota public schools is 12:1, compared to the national average which is 16:1 (for 2018-19). (Public Schools Review) -
Hispanic American minority group fact
“upon entering kindergarten 42% of Latino children are found in the lowest quartile of performance on reading readiness compared to just 18% of White children”. (National Education Association) -
North Dakota develops own English and Math standards
North dakota developed their own English and Math standards to replace the common core standards and began using them in the 2018-19 school year.