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Education in the Colonial Period
Initially, the Puritans attempted to follow English practice regarding the establishment and Support of schools with private benefactors, however, they soon abandonded this role because of the lack of wealthy Puritan migrants, and left the practice of teaching to the states. -
Northwest Land Ordinance of 1785
The lands were to be systematically surveyed prior to the sale or settlement then they could be sold into townships six miles square. Of the thirty-six sections of 640 acres in each township, the sixteenth was reserved "for the maintenance of public schools." This was the first federal aid for public education. -
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Common Schools * Most important*
During this time, state control as well as direct taxation became accepted practices. The spread of common schools was in part a response to the threat of the social breakdown and a fear of moral and cultural crumbling. Cooperation among the Protestants who were previously against it, became key in the gradual acceptance of the common school ideal.
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The impact of Horace Mann
Known as the "Father of American Education" he became the first secretary of the school board and used it as a platform for proclaiming the common school movement. He worked hard especially in his own state to increase public support for education and public awareness of the problems facing education. -
The impact of Jefferson, Rush, and Webster
Jefferson's Bill would provide the masses with the basic education necessary to ensure good government, public safety, and happiness. Rush wanted public support for a system of free schools. And Webster wanted a unified culture here in the Americas. -
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Population Growth and Immigration in the 19th century *most important*
New immigrants tended to settle in the cities, but also more and more people moved from the farm to the city creating the need for more schools. With the quick influx of immigrants the need to build more schools fast in order to educate the students, so that they can learn the trades that they chose to work in. This still happens today, we educate for careers. (http://study.com/academy/lesson/immigration-in-industrial-america-and-the-rise-of-nativism.html) -
Fredrick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was the most important black American leader of the nineteenth century. He was the son of a slave woman and, probably, her white master. He taught that slavery was incompatible with education. -
The impact of John Dewey *most important*
He provided the intellectual foundation for progressive education.Dewey was said to be "the real spokesman for intellectual America in the Progressive Era" He rejected the old, rigid, subject-centered curriculum in favor of the child-centered curriculum in which learning came through experience, not memorization (http://www.creationmoments.com/resources/articles/education/educationtextbooks/evolving-child-john-deweys-impact-modern-education--0) Today we still use his engaged learning technique. -
The impact of WW2
Not only did large numbers of teachers leave the classroom for the battlefield, but enrollment also dropped significantly as youth chose not to return to school or to go to work. By the end of the war more than Which of the educational one-third of the teachers employed in 1940-41 had left teaching.Some assistance was provided by the Lanham Act of 1941 to school districts overburdened by an influx of children from families employed in defense industries or on military bases. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
In the landmark Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka (1954) decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregated educational facilities have no place in public education and generate a feeling of inferiority that affects the child's motivation to learn. However, instead of being the climax of the struggle for racial equality in education, Brown marked the beginning of the Civil Rights revolution. -
Sputnik and NDEA
Eisenhower signed into law the National Defense Education Act, a cornerstone of his administration’s response to Sputnik. The law helped reshape education in the US with a massive influx of federal dollars. And it served to give education technology in particular not only funding and legitimacy but its ideological mission: a corrective to progressive education in the name of national security and science. -
The Civil Rights Movement And the War on Poverty *most Important*
By threatening to take away federal money from schools if they do not segregate, schools were forced to. This was the only way, especially southern states were going to be forced into segregation, they were punished with loss of money for not following through, but rewarded with extra money if they did as asked. Johnson as a former teacher knew this was the only way to get stubborn southern states to obey the law.(http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement) -
Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act
Gave the disabled rights to free and appropriate public education tailored to individual needs.The implementation of this sweeping and complicated federal law proceeded slowly and fitfully as high hopes and a strong sense of promise faced off with considerable obstacles, however this was the beginning of getting school age kids out of institutions and into general classrooms. -
IDEA
Schools must evaluate students suspected of having disabilities, including learning disabilities.The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a federal law that requires schools to serve the educational needs of eligible students with disabilities.The law gives you an equal say in decisions about your child’s education. -
No Child Left Behind *Most Important*
No Child Left Behind required that by the 2005-06 school year all states must have developed standards for what every child should know and learn in math and reading and that 95% of all students in grades 3-8 be tested annually and at least once in grades 10 to 12 to determine their progress in meeting the standards. (http://www.k12.wa.us/esea/NCLB.aspx) No child left behind expired in 2011, Obama then signed in "every student succeeds which is a rewrite of NCLB.
