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First Education Laws
In Massachusetts there was a law passed that ordered the selectmen of each town to ascertain whiter parents and masters were in fact providing foe the education of their children. -
Jefferson's Bill
The bill was for the more general diffusion of knowledge. Each 100 were to get a school supported by the tax dollar. Reading writing, arithmetic and history were to be taught in the shcools -
Webster -Most Important
Noah Webster had a great influence on the education of today. He created the blue black speller that had many words for students to learn and study with the definition of the word. The boook was called the Elementary School Speller and it later evolved into the dictionary of today. Noah Webster -
Womens Education-Rush
Establish a system of schools in Pennsylvania that eventually would provide the pubic support for a system of free schools An advocate for the education of women. Thoughts upon female education. Republican education was to bring up her sons to be virtuous citizens therefore they must be educated. -
Secondary School Movement
In 1821 Boston inaugurated the highs school movement called the English Classical School renamed in 1824 the Boston English High School.By 1860 there were 300 high schools -
Horce Mann-Most Important
Horace Mann, often called the Father of the Common School, began his career as a lawyer and legislator. When he was elected to act as Secretary of the newly-created Massachusetts Board of Education in 1837, he used his position to enact major educational reform. He took it upon himself to make sure that all the schools were working porperly so that education would be something that parents would want their kids to have. Horace Mann -
Sarah Roberts
African American girl kicked out of white schools, her story and path ulitmatley led to the ending the segregated schools in America at a later date. -
Committee of Ten
In an effort to standardize the curriculum, the National Education Association established the Committee ofTen. -
The Gary Plan
American educator William Wirt, who became superintendent of Gary’s schools in 1907, developed the Gary Plan, which was also known as the “work-study-play” plan or the “platoon system.” -
Multiple Choice Tests
Frederick Kelly created the first modern multiple choice test. -
Brown vs. Board of Education- Most Important
This was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896, which allowed state-sponsored segregation, insofar as it applied to public education. Brown v. Board of Education -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
It emphasizes equal access to education and establishes high standards and accountability. In addition, the bill aims to shorten the achievement gaps between students by providing each child with fair and equal opportunities to achieve an exceptional education. -
IDEA- Most Important
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is the main federal statute that authorizes federal aid for the education of more than 6 million children with disabilities nationally. The statute has two key components: (1) due process provisions detailing parental rights, and (2) a permanently authorized grant program that provides federal funding to the states. IDEA -
A Nation At Risk
Among other things, the report contributed to the ever-growing assertion that American schools were failing and it touched off a wave of local, state, and federal reform efforts. -
No Child Left Behind- Most important
NCLB supported standards-based education reform based on the premise that setting high standards and establishing measurable goals could improve individual outcomes in education.The Act required states to develop assessments in basic skills. To receive federal school funding, states had to give these assessments to all students at select grade levels. NCLB
