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Old Delude Satan law
In 1647 The Geneal Court passed the Old Deluder Satan Law requiring towns to hire teachers -
New England Primer
This was an 88 page reader consisting of basic letters and passages from puritan texts such as the King james Bible -
Grammatical Institute of the English Language textbook
This book published by noah webster was the first american spelling book -
First Public High School
The first government owened/operated high school was opened in Boston -
National Education Association
The NEA was founded and consisted mostly of male teachers. -
Morrill Land Grant Act
This provided states with land to sell to use profits to finance public agricultural and technical schools -
Achievement test
The first achievment test was developed -
Smith-Hughes Act
This act was passed to appropriate funds for high school vocational programs -
GIBill
I n 1944 congress passed the GIBill to provide federal funding to soldiers for college -
Impact Aid Law
Was to give federal aid to local school districts affected by the federalizatin of lan for indian reservations -
Desegregation of schools.
The NAACP filed a lawsuit to allow both whites and blacks to attend the same schools. -
National Defense Act
Efforts made by the federal government to improve the mathematical and scientific preparation of american youth -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
passed to provide financial assistance to educational agencies for children of low income families. -
National Assessment of Education Progress
The federal government founded assessments for schools . It found clear correlations between acheivment and multiple socioeconomic backgrounds -
PL 94-142
this law consisted of 4 key points. It was the constitutional right of handicapped children to receive freee, appropriate, public school, provide federal funding , protect the rights of children and their families, and assess the effectiveness of the program. -
Department of Education
The federal level of the Department of Education was founded by President Jimmy Cater. This was to provide better educational opportunities to disadvantaged children. -
No Child Left Behind Act
This action required mandated testing in schools to assure the government of yearly progree made by schools. -
American Federal of Teachers
The Aft was an agreesive defender of teachers. An affiliate of the AFT fought and won colloctive bargaining rights