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John Comenius
Wrote the first picture book for children. He believed education should begin in the early years. Today new brain research reminds us again that learning should begin early and that many "windows of opportunity" for learning occur early in life. -
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Friedrich Froebel
Founded the "Garden of Children". Froebel believed that development occured primarily through self-activity and play. Froebel devoted his life to developing both a program for young children and a system of training for kindergarten teachers. -
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Maria Montessori
Montessori developed a system for educating young children that has greatly influenced early childhood education. She started the first school called "children's House" where she gained insights into children and teaching that led to the perfection of her system. The Montessori method is currently used in over four thousand early childhood programs. -
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Sputnik
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Sputnik
The worlds first satellite. -
National Defense Education Act
NDEA was passed by congress. NDEA's founding idea was that the best defense is a good (educational) offense. NDEA provided federal funding for science, technology, engineering, math (STEM), and foreign language education and is considered by many to be the beginning of federal standards in educaton. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights movement permanently altered the course of education as we know it today. The Civil Rights Act included a provision that protects the constitutional rights of individuals in public facilities, including public education. -
The Economic Opportunity Act
The Economic Opportunity Act was part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's war on poverty. The EOA was implemented to promote the health, education, and general welfare of people with low socio-economic status and was designed to put them to work. The EOA provided for the beginning of head start in 1965. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act was amended. Title IX is the most famous of these amendments. This provides for equal opportunity in sports for all women. The education amendments of the Civil Rights Act are now called the Equal Opportunity in Education Act. -
The Education of All Handicapped Children Act
Congress passed Public Law 94-142. The EAHC mandated that in order to receive federal funds, states must develop and implement policies that ensure a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for all children with disabilities. -
The Head Start Act
The EOA was updated as the Head Start Act. Head Start is one of the longest running programs to address systemic poverty in the United States. -
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
The Education of All Handicapped Children Act was reauthorized and renamed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It was reauthorized again in 1997 and 2004, and is still in effect today. -
No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind Act continues the standards movement established by the National Defense Education Act and emphasizes accountability through testing. NCLB provides federal funding for schools that accrue high test scores and meet adequate yearly progress standards, an accountability measurement. Some states currently continue to abide by NCLB regulations, while others request and are granted waivers from testing and accountability.