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The Feminization of Teaching
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The Feminization of Teaching
The Suffrage Movement established equality between men and women and allowed women to take up the position of teaching. This influenced our profession's history because women are able to take on the role of teaching without discrimmination or being looked down upon.In the 1900s, men re-entered teaching as other occupations became acceptable for women, who were able to pursue careers outside of teaching -
Common Schools Movement
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Common Schools Movement
Common schools were funded by local property taxes, charged no tuition, were open to all white children. Beginning in the 1820's, Horace Mann, the "great Equalizer",convinced a nation to create a system of common schools - good schools were good business and the future of the economy and the democracy depended upon providing a "common" education to all children, no matter where they were born or the whom. The Common School is the precursor to today's public school. -
Plessy Vs Ferguson
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Plessy Vs Ferguson
1892, Plessy worked with African Americans.Train company Plessy worked at said there was someone sitting in wrong car. Plessy refused to move from White Car. He was Arrested and Convicted for breaking Louisiana's segregation law so as a result the case is in which the Supreme Court ruled that segregated, "seperate but equal" public accommodations for blacks and whites did not violate the 14th amendment. This ruling made segregation legal. -
Brown vs Board of Education
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Brown vs Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a landmark in 1954, Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. The people affected by this decision was African Americans because they could share the same bus and other public facilities as whites. As a result of the court, they had set the legal precedent that would be used to overturn laws enforcing segregation in other public facilities. -
Civil Rights Movement
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Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement enlisted the federal government in the effort to equalize educational opportunities for children of color. Brown vs. Board of Education led to segregation in schools, which was later accompanied by protests. This has influenced our profession's history because we have equal opportunities for all children no matter the color or culture. We welcome equality in our schools and we welcome a variety of cultures in our classrooms. -
Title IX
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Title IX
No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.It affected both boys and girls in a good way because both sexes could take the classes they want and now more than ever women are earning degrees more than men. -
Tinker vs Des Moines
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Tinker vs Des Moines
Mary Beth Tinker was a 13-year-old junior high school student in December 1965 when she and a group of students decided to wear black armbands to school to protest the war in Vietnam. The school board got wind of the protest and passed a preemptive ban. When Mary Beth arrived at school on Dec. 16, she was asked to remove the armband and was then suspended. The students returned after Christmas and they wore black clothing for the remainder of the school year and filed a First Amendment lawsuit. -
Education of Handicapped Children Act
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Education of Handicapped Children Act
This ensures that handicapped children in public schools will get one free meal each school day and and will have just access to an education. The schools that must provide this are those that accept federal funds for operations.Every student and parent was affected in a good way because handicapped children were able to go to school and get an education just like the rest of the kids in the schools. -
Plyler vs Doe
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Plyler vs Doe
In June 1982, the Supreme Court issued Plyler v. Doe, a landmark decision holding that states cannot constitutionally deny students a free public education on account of their immigration status. By a 5-4 vote, the Court found that any resources which might be saved from excluding undocumented children from public schools were far outweighed by the harms imposed on society at large from denying them an education. -
Bethel School District #43 v. Fraser
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Bethel School District #43 v. Fraser
landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court involving free speech in public schools. High school student Matthew Fraser was suspended from school in the Bethel School District in Washington for making a speech including sexual double entendres at a school assembly. The Supreme Court held that his suspension did not violate the First Amendment. The court reasoning was Court thought that allowing students to used lewd language on campus undermines the 2nd aspect of this mission. -
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe
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Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe
Before football games, members of the student body of a Texas high school elected one of their classmates to address the players and spectators. These addresses were conducted over the school's loudspeakers and usually involved a prayer. Attendance at these events was voluntary. Three students sued the school arguing that the prayers violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. School prayer is a controversial topic in American jurisprudence. -
No Child Left Behind Act
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No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act, which passed Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support in 2001 and was signed into law by President George W. Bush on Jan. 8, 2002, is the name for the most recent update to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The NCLB law which grew out of concern that the American education system was no longer internationally competitive significantly increased the federal role in holding schools responsible for the academic progress of all students.
