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The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is first administered. It is based on the Army Alpha test. This is just going to be the start of standardized testing in America
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The Great Depression begins with the stock market crash in October. The U.S. economy is devastated. Public education funding suffers greatly, resulting in school closings, teacher layoffs, and lower salaries. This lasted for decades after as well, because states could not recover
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The ACT Test is first administered. Now, there are two different types of standardized testing, and colleges and universities will use these to determine if a student is accepted or not.
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The Civil Rights Act becomes law. It prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion or national origin. This was a big step, because now students could attend any school they wanted to, no matter what race they were. This was a bid step in education.
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Mumford High School in Detroit, Michigan becomes one of the first schools in the United States to install Metal detectors to improve school safety. This school set the precedent for many other schools down the road. Many bigger high schools have metal detectors, and even police now.
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The controversial No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is approved by Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush on January 8, 2002. The law, which reauthorizes the ESEA of 1965 and replaces the Bilingual Education Act of 1968, mandates high-stakes student testing, holds schools accountable for student achievement levels, and provides penalties for schools that do not make adequate yearly progress.
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The Higher Education Opportunity Act is passed into law. It reauthorizes an amended version of the Higher Education Act and includes major changes in student loan eligibility for people with cognitive disabilities as well as other changes to federal financial aid programs. Also, it requires more financial transparency, timely notification regarding campus emergencies, and training to combat copyright abuses.
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With the U.S. economy mired in the "great recession" and unemployment remaining high, states have massive budget deficits. Many teachers face layoffs. This was almost, if not worse than the Great Depression, because now school was more of a priority in the United States, but schools could not afford teachers.
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- New York parents opt 150,000 kids out of standardized tests as the revolt against high-stakes testing grows. Even though this was five years ago, we still see this today. There are even some colleges that are not requiring a test to be accepted, because they feel as if a test does not show how successful a student is. And they are right, too.
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Schools are closed throughout West Virginia on February 22nd as teachers walk out to protest their pay and benefits. West Virginia teacher salaries are among the lowest in the nation. The West Virginia teacher strike ends as Governor Jim Justice signs legislation on March 6th giving teachers, as well as all other state employees, a 5% pay increase. It is only a matter of time until more teachers in other states agree, and go on strike as well.
