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Secondary School Movement
More people were given basic education. Took the form of private, tuition charging academies. -
Kalamazoo Michigan Case
The courts ruled that taxes could be used to support secondary schools. -
John Dewey
Developed progressivism and established his famous laboratory school at University of Chicago. -
Progressivism
Applied new research in psychology and social science to classroom practices and emphasized a more democratic educational approach, accepting the interest and needs of increasingly diverse student body. -
Committee of Ten
The NEA, one of the oldest teacher organizations, established the Committee of Ten to develop a national policy for high schools. -
Smith-Hughes Act
Provided funds for teacher training and program development in vocational education at the high school level. -
Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education
Identified seven goals for high school. -
National Defense Education Act
Developed to enhance the security of the nation and to develop the mental resources and technical skills of its young men and women. -
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Project Head Start
Provides medical, social, nutritional, and educational services for a low income children 3-6 years of age. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Provided financial assistance to school districts with low income families to improve libraries and instructional materials, and to promote education innovations and research. In the 1970s, this legislation was expanded to include funding for bilingual and native american education, drug education, and school lunch and breakfast programs. -
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Bilingual Education Act
In response to the needs of the significant number of non-english speaking students, congress authorized funds to provide revelant instruction to these students. The primary focus was to assist non-english speakers particularly spanish speaking students almost 70% of whom were failing to graduate from high school. Although many other languages besides spanish are included in this act, a relatively limited percentage of non-english speakig students participate in these programs. -
Title IX
This regulation prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex. The regulation is comprehensive and protects the rights of both males and females from preschool through graduate school, in sports, financial aid, employment, counseling, school regulations and policies, admissions, and other areas. Title IX enforcement has been lax and many schools violate one or more parts of the regulation. -
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
This act provides financial assistance to local school districts to provide free and appropriate education for the nation's eight million children with disabilities who are between 3-21 years of age. -
A Nation at Risk
The title of the report of the National Comision on excellence in education. It is considered a landmark even in history because it contributed to the sense that american schools are failing. -
No Child Left Behind
This act revives the elementary and secondary education act and calls for a state standards and annual testing of math, reading, and eventually science in grades 3-8. This act also attempts to improve teacher quality, assist students with limited english skills, and encourage tutoring and supplements and educational services, even when carried out by private and religious organizations. -
Race to the Top
A $4.35 billion United States Department of Education contest created to spur innovation and reforms in state and local district K-12 education
