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The Committe of Ten
The Committee of Ten advanced that all students, regardless of their post-secondary ambitions should receive the same curriculum that focused on college readiness (Barton & Coley, 2011) -
Cardinal Principles of Education
Cardinal Principles of Educationardinal Principles of Education</a>Realzing the errors of the Committee of Ten, a new committee formed and developed the Cardinal Principles of Education. These principles, (1) Health, (2) Commond and Fundamental Processes, (3) Worthy Home Membership, (4) Vocation, (5) Civic Education, (6) Worthy Use of Leisure, and (7) Ethical Character, evolved into the modern day comprehensive high school. -
Launch of Sputnik
The launch of the Russian space craft Sputnik sparked concern in the United States about whether or not the U.S was still a superpower in innovation in the world. This doubt led many to believe that our schools had failed to prepare students appropriatly and thus serves as the catalyst for decades worth of education reform. -
U.S Department of Education
In 1979 President Jimmy Carter created the Department of Education solidifying the role of the federal government in education. -
A Nation at Risk is Published
A National at Risk- Document A Nation at Risk was a report published during the Reagan Adminstration that was used to convince the American people that our public schools were failing students and that a large-scale federal intervention was needed. -
Standards-based/Outcomes bases movement
Under the Clinton Adminstration, Outcomes-Based Education or standards was made part of the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This required states to develop their own content standards. -
No Child Left Behind
NCLB-DocumentUnder the W. Bush Adminstration, No Child Left Behind utlimately changed the means of instruction by shifting the focus on high school graduation dependent on performance on standardized tests. Consequently, teachers' focused their energies on 'teaching to the test' or narrowing the curriculum. -
Race to the Top
RTT DocumentThe federal government, under President Obama introduced the Race to the Top initiative. This program rewarded states for focusing educational goals that algined with STEM objectives. This was a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Critics of this reform argue that RTT only proliferates standardized testing.
