History of Education 1880-1959

By kyle92120

  • SC Teacher Training Programs in the 1880's

    Teachers at this time had many programs initiated. Thompson got the Teacher Corps slowly built. South Carolina was the forefront of many changes in education to the African American population.
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    History of Education 1880-1959

  • Booker T. Washington

    Becomes the first principle of the newly opened school in Tuskegee,Alabama.

  • Hatch Act of 1887

    The Hatch Act of 1887 was an act to establish agriculture experiment stations with other colleges established in the United States.

  • Standord University Founded

    Leland Stanford build the university in memory of his son Leland Jr.

  • Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Homer Plessy was jailed for sitting in a "white car" on June 7, 1892. This long case eventually paved way for segregation to be legal as long as it was equal.

  • Secondary Curriculum Founded

    Formed by the National Education Association the Committee of Ten recommended college oriented high school curriculum.

  • Spanish American War

    Theodore Rosevelt becomes a hero. The United States becomes a world power

  • Association of American Universities Founded

    U.S. University standards are raised to gain equal footing with their european counterparts.

  • Joliet Junior College

    First public community college

  • Mary McLeod Bethune founds Daytona Educational and Industrial Schools for African American Girls

  • The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is Founded

    Founded the Educational Testing Service. Enhanced teachers and science curriculum. Starts the high school credit system

  • Ella Flagg Young becomes superintendent of the Chicago Public Schools

    First female superintendent of a school district

  • The Smith Lever Act

    Provides federal funds for extensional services and land grants for universities.

  • The Smith-Hughes Act

    Provides funding for agricultural and vocational education. It is repealed in 1997

  • Education In World War One

    World War one effected education drastically. Patriotism sessions were required among students. Propaganda was used to influence students into joining military programs to as little as elementary students.

  • States Fund For Transportation To School

  • 6-0-1 Finance Act

    The 6-0-1 Finance Act guaranteed 6 months of state aid to every school district and also offered poor districts a larger share of the money.

  • SAT First Issued

    The SAT is a standardized test based on the Army Alpha test

  • Education During The Great Depression

    During the 1930's one room grade schools were still common. Some school districts couldn't afford to pay their teachers. Teenagers quit school to work full time or even left home to find work of their own. Weather conditions as well affected the student's ability to learn. It was overall a difficult time for education in the United States.

  • Alvarez vs. the Board of Trustees of the Lemon Grove (California) School District

    First successful desegregation case. Mexican American students begin to be integrated.

  • Congress Authorizes Works Progress Administration

    This initiated many public works progress but also focused on building schools all over America.

  • Fair Labor Standards Act

    Signed by FDR this Act started the regulation of child labor and also set a minimal wage.

  • Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

    This scoring scale began to help teachers identify which students need special education

  • Education During World War Two

    With the United States joining the Allies in 1941 there was a change on the homefront. Rationing was campaigned throughout the nation.

  • G.I. Bill of Rights

    Also known as the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 this act now helped veterans have the chance to go back to college. More than two million veterans chose to use the bill to go to college, doubling the college population. 238,000 of those veterans become teachers, breaking the tradition that education was only for the wealthy

  • Everson v. Board of Education

    Changes the costs of transportation for students to schools

  • Colorado State Constitution Amended

    The Constitution was amended to provide for an elected state board of education with powers to set up qualifications for and selection of the Commissioner of Education and a professional staff for the Department of Education.

  • McCollum v. Board of Education

    Supreme Court rules that schools cannot be released during the school day to participate in religious education in their public school classrooms.

  • Colorado State Board of Education

    First board of education elected.

  • Brown v. Board. of Education of Topeka

    One of the series of cases. Rules that separation of color in schools is unequal. One step closer for equality in education.

  • Little Rock 9

    First day that 9 african american students are integrated into an all white school. Central High school is selected to be the sight of integration

  • Sputnik Launched

    STEM encouraged in American education. Increase of funding into foreign language and STEM programs in education

  • ACT Introduced