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Northwest Land Ordinance, 1785
Land was surveyed into square sections to be baught and sold. Developing Townships, a portion of there funds were to be used for Public Schools. -
Common Schools
A system for supported public elemetnary and secondary Schools.
Free and open to all. Thank you Horace Mann. -
Monitorial Schools, Chaty Schools and Infant Schools.
These schools were usually dedicated to the poor. Modeled after the ideas of Joseph Lancaster, Very strick, with one teacher and hundreds of students. -
The Impact of Horace Mann
He was the secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education. His reports on the school system help build up the Common Schools. -
Impact of Jefferson, Rush adn webster
These men shared his general sense of urgency regarding the necessity of new approaches to education for the new nation
Rush called for a national system of schooling. -
*most Importatnt* Impact of John Dewey
Father of Progressive Eduation. School were anchored to the whole child. Teaching would be different and learning would be different. Children learned by doing. His ideas of children learning by doing is still very valied today. It was radical thinking back when "toe the line" was the norm. I appreciate his insight, since I learn by doing. -
Progressive Reform Movement
Progressivism began as a social movement and grew into a political movement. Some of the ideas that were put forward during this time was the Sufferages for women, Child Labor laws, -
*MOST IMPORTANT* Commitee of Ten
Working group of educators that, in 1892, recommended the standardization of American high school curriculum. The Committee of Ten recommended eight years of elementary education and four years of secondary education. They decided on four subjects that should be taught in high schools. The set up of amount of years of schooling alloted at this time is what we still use today in order to graduate. It's significant because it was the first time educators had sat down organized a certain goal of -
The Measurement Movment
This movment greatly impacted the use of tests which in turn lead to comparisons and the need to increase learning. -
Population Growth and immigration in the 19th centruy
Large nunber of immagrants were landing daily. which mean tthere large number of children were registering for school daily. Schools were over crowded. -
*Most Importatn* Civil Rights Movment
A movement to secure for African Americans equal access to and opportunities for the basic privileges and rights of U.S. citizenship. Lyndon Johnson said, "This budget, and this year's legislative program, are designed to help each and every American citizen fulfill his basic hopes--his hopes for a fair chance to make good;" Education has been abe to "Make GOOD" many have been able to elevate there situation and add to society with educaiton. -
*Most Important* Brown Vs Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. State-sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment and was therefore unconstitutional.
Could you imagine if this never passed? I personally would still bein state Run Boarding schools (many Navajos still are), Blacks would have horrible schooling conditions ( some still do) and whites would have the funding and facitlies. We wouclnd't be as connects as a nation. -
*MOSt IMPORTANT* Sputnick and NDEA
Because of Spudnik our education was reformed to add science and engineering to help futher us in technology. Our congress wanted us to keep up with the Russians. This propelled Congress to pass a number of emergency measures in 1958, including the National Aeronautics and Space Act (establishing NASA) and the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) Which was a great idea, because Technology has been come more rampant since then and this avenue of learning has kept us compeative and valid. -
*MOST IMPORTANT* Elemtnary adn secondary Education Act
Passed as a part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty" and has been the most far-reaching federal legislation affecting education ever passed by the United States Congress. He emphazise fair, equal acess and equal opportunity. Provided goverment grants, and individual educational loans. Many students today could not attend higher education if it were not for student loans. They make it possible for everyone to reach high learning facitilties. -
*Most Importatn* The Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA)
Ensures students with a disability are provided with Free Appropriate Public Education that is tailored to their individual needs. Allowing for all to have access to free, and equal eduaciotn. After this was passed the graduation rate rose 40%. Think of all the bright minds that would not of been able to enrich out society because of lack of education. This made it possilbe for EVERYONE to get the education they deserved. -
A Nation at Risk Report
Ronald Reagan's National Commission on Excellence in Education. It emphasized that American schools were failing and it jumpstated many educational reforms. -
The Standars Movement
As a result of the the Nation at Risk report, the Standards movment was underway. Academic, Contenct and Performance standars were created
