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colonial times
schools werent required and the children that did go to school were few and far between. most children learned from their parents and worked -
Horace Mann named secretary
Horace Mann was named secretary of the New Massachusetts board of education, his goal was to make schools more equal in the terms of funding so that one school wouldn't be significantly better funded than the other -
standard curriculum
the national education association recommended that all high schools in the US have standard curriculum -
testing to see if students are on track
intelligence and achievement tests are now more standard. these tests showed the teachers if the students were on track for math, reading, handwriting and other subjects -
world war II starts
world war II had a large impact on schools and their students because a lot of the federal funding was used for the war and less of the money was used for school -
brown v. board of education
this court case ruled segregated schools unconstitutional and said the separate but equal decision was also not right -
elementary and second education act
president lyndon b johnson passed this act in is war on poverty. it focused on equal access to education, providing each student with a fair and equal opportunity for a higher quality education
