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Horace Man proposed to have common schools allowing children to go school for free and receive an education. This link explains more: https://www.pbs.org/onlyateacher/timeline.html
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The Freedmen's Bureau was established in 1865 by congress to help freed black slaves and poor whites in the South. The Freedmen's Bureau provided food, housing, medical aid, education, and legal services.
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Starting with 43 teachers, the National Teacher Association now represents more than 3 million educators.
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This article explains the journey of women becoming teachers.
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African American were allowed to go to school but separate from white people.
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/the-gilded-age/south-after-civil-war/v/plessy-v-ferguson -
This movement helped raise the number from 19% of 15-18 year olds attending high school to 73% attending.
https://www.pbs.org/onlyateacher/timeline.html -
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement
This movement took place between the 1950s-1960s for blacks to have the same equal rights as whites. -
This court case abolished segregation in schools.
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This act was created by the United States Department of Education to distribute funding to schools and school districts with students from low-income families.
https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/education/elementary-and-secondary-education-act-of-1965/ -
This act provides disabled with the resources they need to succeed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0--2nhsDorg
