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Massachusetts General School Law of 1647
This law ordered that every town with over 50 families had to have a teacher for reading and writing. It also ordered every town with over 100 families must have a grammar school. -
Common School
These schools were created to equally give an education to those rich or poor and with the same curriculum. -
Impact of Horace Mann
He was the first Secretary of Education and founded the Common Schools. He made sure each school building was in good physical condition and that Common Schools were standardized so kids received the same education. -
Roberts v. City of Boston
In this Supreme Court case, Sarah Roberts' father attempted to enroll her, an African-American, into a whites only school but was denied enrollment. They sued the city for discrimination but the Supreme Court ruled discrimination was constitutional. -
Education after Civil War
After the Civil War slaves were now able to receive an education. This resulted in a high demand for teachers and the amount of slaves receiving an education grew from 5% to 70%. -
PROGRESSIVE REFORM MOVEMENT*
This is one of the most important times because there was a shift in children receiving a more hands-on education and learning social skills. John Dewey pushed for schools to be a form of community life. He believed students should learn core subjects and things in their interest. Today students learn core subjects, take electives of their interest, and learn how to apply it in daily life. more information -
Committee of Ten
This group sought after making changes to education by specifying the number of years students should be in school, which of that is elementary education, and which is high school. They also recommended that certain subjects should be taught in the same way in specific grades and different schools. -
The Measurement Movement
During this time many psychologists discovered ways to test intelligence in people, such as the IQ test. This was important because now teachers could test achievement and understanding in core subjects, as well as, if students had a learning disability. -
Gary Plan
This was a type of school in which school subjects related to business and everyday life. The idea was that students would learn core subjects and also learn about things like hygiene, home economics, art, and physical education). -
BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION*
This is one of the most important events because the supreme court ruled that separate was not equal in schools. This ruling started the desegregation in schools. Today schools are not allowed to discriminate based on race and other things; schools today are very diverse. more information -
Civil Rights Act
This act outlawed discrimination of race, gender, and religion. This act made schools actually desegregate because it threatened federal school funding if they didn't desegregate. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
This act helped fund disadvantaged students (mainly because of poverty) and it funds elementary and secondary education. Lyndon B. Johnson created this act to reinforce equal and quality education for everyone. -
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN EDUCATION ACT (IDEA)*
This act is one of the most important in history because it mandated that all students with disabilities were to have a free public education. It also provided services to these students such as transportation accommodating for disabilities. This is heavily used today as schools are required to provide different means of special education and resources and accommodations for these students.
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A NATION AT RISK*
This is one of the most important things in the history of education because it presented a need to change the way American education was. Some of the changes included standard/class requirements for students to graduate high school; expectations for students increased. Today we still have these same requirements students need to graduate. more information -
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND*
This is one of the most important events in educational history because it required schools to create standards that students needed to learn for each subject and grade. It also meant students would be regularly tested to show they learned the standard. Today this is how we base our education. It even led to the common core curriculum most states use today. more information
