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Increasing High School Enrollments
Shortly after World War 1 ended, states began to enforces attendance laws. Children no longer had the option to attened high school or not, it was now manditory. This is extreamly important because once the attendance laws were enforced, school enrollments in the US rose from 1.1 million in 1910 to 7.1 million in 1940. At this time, citizens began to see the importance in attending school rather than putting children directly into the labor market. -
Brown v. Board of Education
In Brown v. Board of Education, the count had ruled that education was the most important government function and segregated educattional facilities provided children with an unequal eduation. This was an extreamly important step in the right direction to our country because African-American children would no longer have to attened schools that were segregated. At this time, African-Americans were fighting for equality in their schools, which was the start of a life change for them. -
Public Law 94-142; IDEA
In 1958, Congress had passed the Public Law 85-926, which later became the IDEA Act in 1990. This law supported the training and preparation of special education teachers. Due to this law, children with special needs or disabilities are now able to attened school alongside their nondisabled peers in a normal school setting. This is important because before this law was passed, more than 8 million students with disabilities in the US did not recieve appropriate educational services. -
A Nation at Risk
A Nation at Risk focused on bettering the education of students and raising the standards as a whole emphasizing on higher standards, testing, and a rigorous curriculum. A Nation at Risk was important because it made public education the main importance of communities. Later education was significantly changed because of this and it is still continuting to change and better the education of our citizens. -
Virtual Education
In the early 1990's, computers were linked with technology to provide education to students of all ages. Online learning offeres students a chance to learn in an environment where the students and teacher are separated, typically over the internet. This is important because virtual education offers opportunities for all students because it provides flexibility, can deepen their learning, and allows students to learn at their own pace.
