Historical Events Impacting Education

  • Influx of European immigrants came to the United States

    Influx of European immigrants came to the United States

    This followed the Industrial Revolution and impacted how the United States developed school.
  • Intergroup Education Movement

    Intergroup Education Movement

    To reduce prejudice and discrimination in the population.
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education

    Made unequal facilities illegal for African Americans.
  • Ethnic Studies Movement

    Ethnic Studies Movement

    The inclusion of educational equality, success, and social mobility. This took place after the civil war with the intentions of all students being treated fairly regardless of race or color of skin.
  • The Civil Rights Act

    The Civil Rights Act

    It made it illegal for public schools that received federal or state funding to determine where students went based on the color, race, or religion.
  • Bilingual Education Act

    Bilingual Education Act

    Established programs for children whose first language wasn’t English.
  • Globalization 3.0

    Globalization 3.0

    With the use of computers, this gave everyone the opportunity to discover information from across the world. Also allowing people to interact with each other from different parts of the world.
  • Median Income Record Reached

    Median Income Record Reached

    The largest gap between the richest and the poorest incomes reached a record in the United States. This effects education because the lower income families’ children are almost always more than a year behind those in their grade level.
  • United States reaches 2nd highest percentage rate for children living in poverty

    United States reaches 2nd highest percentage rate for children living in poverty

    1 in 6 children in the United States live under the poverty line. This is relevant to education because children may not have the resources needed to achieve a quality education.
  • COVID 19

    COVID 19

    It allowed doctors and health organizations from around the world to collaborate with one-another to try and resolve this urgent matter while showing globalization.