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Jefferson, Rush and Webster all worked together creating a document that lead to a movement promoting women's rights in education. https://educationearlyrepublic.voices.wooster.edu/category/research-strand-1/
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THIS IS IMPORTANT. This movement involved better involvement of government and school. It retrained teachers to teach better. And made classes focus on students. http://study.com/academy/lesson/horace-manns-impact-on-education.html
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He reformed the Common Schools Movement. He taught importance of government meeting peoples needs.
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So many students came that they had to go part time because there was not enough space. Most students decided to quit and work in factories. Lots of people got sick.
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Known for pragmatism, and fundamental psychology. Helped implement teacher education to make the classroom more professional and applicable to students.
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It effected secondary education to a greater degree. Mothers had to do to work and their kids had to be home to take care of the younger kids. A ton of students stopped coming to schools because they went to work. https://archive.org/stream/impactofthewarup008915mbp/impactofthewarup008915mbp_djvu.txt
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THIS IS IMPORTANT! This ended segregation of whites and blacks in public schools. The court passed laws that declared the separation of blacks and whites unconstitutional. It's still in effect today since all of our schools are mixed.
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National Defense Education Act: Curriculum was added to teach students about life skills. It also encouraged students to seek higher education. https://www.britannica.com/topic/National-Defense-Education-Act
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THIS IS IMPORTANT. This act pushes for equal access to education for all grades and implements higher standards and policies. It also mandated that parents have more involvement in schools.
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Law that makes sure children with disabilities receive same education and services as children without.
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Made sure that the schools had clear, measurable standards implemented. Created better curriculum frameworks. Reformed to bring every teen a more meaningful high school diploma. It redefined what happened in the schools. As teachers, we have to make sure we are teaching the standards. If we aren't, the students loose out on a quality education. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standards-based_education_reform_in_the_United_States -
Committee of 10 helped institute secondary education for children over 10. "every subject which is taught at all in a secondary school should be taught in the same way and to the same extent to every pupil so long as he pursues it, no matter what the probable destination of the pupil may be, or at what point his education is to cease."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_education_in_the_United_States
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Ronald Reagan's reform for a new system of education for the public. Introduced cores and standards for public education.
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MOST IMPORTANT! Law passed in 2001, signed in 2002 by George W. Bush. Increased federal rule in making sure schools are responsible for their students learning and graduating. This is still in effect today, as we can see by the schools enforcing their standardized testing for students. http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/no-child-left-behind-overview-definition-summary.html
