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The first public school in the colonies was founded. The Boston Latin School.
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This allowed girls to have some form of education, although it was likely not to the same degree the men were receiving.
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The first piece of technological innovation introduced to classrooms
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This was an important step for women, making sure that they were awarded some sort of education even if it wasn't quite the same that white men were getting.
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The first university to allow men and women into their university on an equal basis.
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This is so important, as it is a huge part of the foundation of current education within America.
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This is a good first step to making sure that people who are deaf and have other disabilities can still get some for education.
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The greatest university in America was founded - https://www.unl.edu/about/history/
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This is a controversial topic, Native American students were taken from their home and put into mainstream American schools to try to get them to fit our standards.
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Joilet Junior College was opened, allowing students to get a cheaper education or get an Associate's degree instead of a Bachelors
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Thomas Edison said that books will soon not be used in schools and that everything could be taught through a "motion picture". He was correct. Page 187
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There was funding finally given to help get students to school. This would have helped the number of students able to attend school.
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Education is lowered in importance while the war is happening. Most resources are going to help the fight and education get put to the side as young men and teachers enlist.
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Segregation became illegal in the classrooms. This was a huge step for people of color and for the right to equal education.
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SAT and ACT are still used today to standardize learning and get information on students' knowledge to let colleges know their strengths and weaknesses.
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Enrollment went for 8,000 to 20,000 students in 9 years
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This would forever change the education of special education students. Special associations were formed to help students with learning disabilities.
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Students were able to afford computers to take home, they were able to practice drills outside of school. (page 190)
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This report required all high school students to know how to work a computer. (page 190)
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The first online campus was created by the University of Phoenix and really set the foundation for online education
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Project CHILD is Computers Helping Instruction and Learning Development. This is helping incorporate technology into classrooms
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Prevents discrimination against people with disabilities, especially in education.
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This act made common core education and standardized testing a requirement for all schools in Massachusetts. Other states follow in their footsteps
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Audacity is used in classrooms to help with foreign language and ESL education.
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Allows students the right to a free education regardless of their socioeconomic status.
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To further integrating technology into schools (page 190)
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The University of Virginia is working with teachers in local schools to help them learn more about technology and keeping them up to speed. Page 216
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The sales of tablets for school use increased by 340% in one year.
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US census showed that there is still inequality when it comes to access of technology within different races. Page 217
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Adults and children are able to access internet at home, helping education along. Page 217
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This really limits the amount of collaboration possible. Page 210
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It was found that within the National Writing Project, 78% of teachers agree that technology helps grow creativity. page 195
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More than 25 states offer online schooling for students. Making it about 2 million students taking school online.
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Chapter 7 page 203
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Today's children were labeled App Generation by Howard Gardner. page 188
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Page 215 - Teachers are taught computer skills in college and expected to keep up with new technology.
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A website that offers free resources for teachers and offers the ability to collaborate. page 215
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In West Virginia and Arizona, teachers are paid very little. There was a strike in protest of that and they were awarded raises.
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COVID19 closed down schools, forever changing the typical layout and amount of students allowed in classrooms.
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The average time spent online jumped from 2.7 hours to 18 hours a week in the past 10 years. (2010-2020) (page 188)
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