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The Impact of Jefferson, Rush & Webster
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/ -
Common Schools Movement*
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 -
Impact of Horace Mann
He reformed the Common Schools Movement. He taught importance of government meeting peoples needs.
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Population growth and Immigration in the 19th century
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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Impact of John Dewey
Known for pragmatism, and fundamental psychology. Helped implement teacher education to make the classroom more professional and applicable to students.
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Impact of WW2
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 -
Brown vs. Board of Education *
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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Sputnik and NDEA
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 -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act*
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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Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act
Law that makes sure children with disabilities receive same education and services as children without.
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The Standards Movement
Top 5 most important!
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 -
Secondary Education Movement
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 -
A Nation at Risk Report
Ronald Reagan's reform for a new system of education for the public. Introduced cores and standards for public education.
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No Child Left Behind*
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
