Educational Reform-Kara Tucker

By karamarie94

  • The First Wave of Contemparary School Reform

    The launching of the fist Russian manned spacecraft, Sputnik lead to a public outcry over the Russians being the first to space. This lead reform movements to focus more on improving the learning and instruction in math and scienc.

  • The Economic Oppertunity Act of 1964

    Head Start was created, which was designed to provide for the cognitive, social, and health needs of preschool disadvantaged children as a means of helping them succeed in school.

  • The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

    This act was created to provide remidial assistance for disadvantaged students who acheived below-grade-level results in math and reading

  • A Nation at Risk: The Impairatives for Educational Reform

    The public school system was slipping showing overwhelming statistics of mediochrasy.

  • The Educate America Act of 1994

    This set standards to be acheived nationwide by the year 2000.