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Northwest Land Ordinance, 1785
Proposed by Thomas Jefferson, this document is considered the founding document of North West Education. Defining the purpose of education in a republic, and how settlers should support education. The North West Land Ordinance stated that each township should set aside a portion of land to be used for public schooling, and that that land was to be rented. Proceeds of the renting would be used to pay for the schools. -
Immigration in the 19th Century
Immigration in the US doubled in the 1800's. The population of Irish Catholics increased dramatically. This caused a push for reform in education, because the education of the time was rooted in the idea that Protestants was righteous well the Catholics were demons. The end result was a dramatic push for the separation of church and state regulated schools. But before that could be reached the first Catholic school was established in 1873. -
Common Schools
The Father of this movement was Horace Mann. This plan put public schools in competition with private schools by forming standardize for public schools. Students were grouped by grade level, and a taxes was created for direct use of public schools.
This Movement also brought on teacher education, so that even with immigration children would be taught American culture and character traits. -
Progressive Education
This theory was brought to light by John Dewey. Dewey believed that human beings learned from a hands-on approach, he called this philosophy pragmatism. Schools would be created with this idea, well there was core studies most of the classes would create real world expererince for the students. -
Committee of 10
A working group of educators led by Charles Eliot, that recommended standardized the American High School Curriculum. -
Thorndike & Terman
This movement started by wanting to address the quality of education by the quantity of knowledge
Terman the inventor of the IQ measuring scale invented it in measure intelligence based on short-term memory, analytical thinking, mathematical ability and spatial recognition. IQ does not measure you capacity to learn.
Thorndike is a philosopher that came up with the idea for the Law of Effect meaning if good comes out of what we do we will doi it again and if not we stop the behavior. -
Brown VS The Board of Education
Landmark supreme court case in which it was deemed that separate schools for those of color was unconstitutional, because it isolated the Equal Protection Clause. Although this was passed it was not until the federal government threatened to withhold funds from state schools that did not comply that it was inforced -
The Civil Rights Movement & The War on Poverty
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act
This act brought education to the forefront on the "War on Poverty" and represented a commitment to equal access to quality education across all economic boarders. The act mandates that funds be given to: teachers for Professional development, promote parent involvement, instructional materials, and educational programs. -
Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act
This act guaranteed free, appropriate, public education tot hose with handicaps. Allowing parents to in a way come out of the closet with there children. Becoming less shamed for their children and worried about social repecusions. -
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Growth of Standardized Testing
Standardized testing starting in compliance to the ESCS. So that the fedreal gov't would be able to note progress of schools in states. These tests are universal for each state causing them to be comparable so educators can see who needs more help. -
The Standards Movement
This movement called for clear measurable standards for all schools and districts. THis system measures each student against the set-in-stone standard. Professional Development, assements and curriculum was dirived from this idea. -
Nation At Risk Report
This report was isseuded after an 18 month study on secondary education. I took a detailed look into the curriculm and found that it no longer had the main purpose unifying all subjects talk. I was through this Report that a major overhaul of the education system was connducted. -
School Choice Movement: Charter Schools, Vouchers
This is when education options in the U.S. became wider . Allowing an array of programs to be available to parents and their students. No longer did students have to go to a school because they were in that zone, but they had more free choice. -
No Child Left Behind Act
The Newest edition to the ESEA this act was added in order to close the gap between poor and minority students and their more advantaged peers. This act mainly focused on ELA Learners, students in special education, and those fighting poverty. If States did not comply with with this act they risked losing their federal title 1 money.
