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Alvin Howard became one of the first to advocate for the creation of a 6-8 school that would be a more stable enviroment than the traditional 7-8 schools.
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His theory of changes inbehavior based on reinforcement led to many changes in education.
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Because of baby boom after WWII, by 1951, class sizes were beginning to swell, putting more pressure on teachers.
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Segregation in schools declared unconstitutional; schools required to despegregate "with all deliberate speed."
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This prompted much public outcry, and caused an upheaval in schools as many teachers protested the war.
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This was the impetus of the Civil Rights movement, which would eventually lead to school desegregation.
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This signaled to the US a threat to national security, and caused a large increase in funding for science and math education,
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This enabled teachers to use visual aids more easily in the classroom.
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Authorized increased funding for scientific research as well as science, mathematics, and foreign language education.
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This was a big step forward in desegregating. It represented the change in school systems, but the class quickly became a class of one when all the parents removed their children.
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Schools closed as the nation went into mourning.
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Outlawed racial discrimination of any kind.
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This act provided money to schools for technology, though it was mostly used for administrative purposes.
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As part of the "War on Poverty", Project Head Start was established as a summer program to help the preschool-aged children of needy families.
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They specialize in a certain kind of program, and so attracts a diverse population of students from across the district.
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This prompted the creation of Marthin Luther King Jr. day on the 3rd Monday of January.
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Signals the end of the Space Race,
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Students were killed at Kent State while protesting the war. This brought about many strikes and riots at schools across the nation, and Nixon was forced to de-escalate the war.
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First major Supreme Court decision from someplace other than the South. It was decided that schools must be despegregated, including for Hispanic children.
