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The Association of American Universities
This was founded to put U.S. universities equal to their European correspondents. -
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
This was made for teachers to uphold and dignify their jobs and the cause of higher education. -
The First Junior High School
The Columbus Ohio school boards came up with the idea of junior high schools to improve learning and graduation rates. It was the Indianola Junior High School. -
Boy Scouts of America
The creation of boy scouts was established. Girl scouts are more important later on. -
The First Montessori School in the U.S.
The first Montessori school was founded in Tarrytown, New York. -
The Smith-Lever Act
This connected cooperative extension services to land-grant universities. It also gives federal funds for extension activities. -
Democracy and Education. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education.
This is one of the books that John Dewey published. This was made to help the ideas for the "progressive education movement" and also helped schools become effective in democracy. -
The Progressive Education Association
The goal of this was to rebuild American Education. -
Women's Voting Rights
The 19th amendment was signed and allowed women to have the right of voting. This improved the education of women and their knowledge in politics. -
The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
This is the test for most high schoolers and it is based on the Army Alpha test. -
Stock Market Crash
The Great Depression was a result of this and the U.S. economy declined dramatically. Schools were closing and there wasn't enough funding for public education. -
The U.S. Enters WWII
The countries funding and resources mainly went towards the war and education was not their first priority. -
The Presidents Commission on Higher Education
A lot of veterans were returning to college due to the war being complete. This is to reexamine colleges in the U.S. after the war. -
National School Lunch Act
It recognized the need for a school lunch program. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This event stressed that separate educational organizations were unequal. This was a major leap to the equality of the education in the U.S. -
The Clinton 12
In Clinton, Tennessee, twelve African American students integrated Clinton High School. -
ACT
The first ACT was supervised. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act turns into a law so discrimination based on race, color, gender, or religion is restricted. -
National Association of Bilingual Education
This association was established in 1975 along with the Education of All Handicapped Children Act. -
COVID-19
This is a worldwide pandemic that has caused schools to go online and students were not able to attend schools.