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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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Becomes the first principle of the newly opened school in Tuskegee,Alabama.
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The Hatch Act of 1887 was an act to establish agriculture experiment stations with other colleges established in the United States.
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Leland Stanford build the university in memory of his son Leland Jr.
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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.
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Formed by the National Education Association the Committee of Ten recommended college oriented high school curriculum.
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Theodore Rosevelt becomes a hero. The United States becomes a world power
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U.S. University standards are raised to gain equal footing with their european counterparts.
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First public community college
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Founded the Educational Testing Service. Enhanced teachers and science curriculum. Starts the high school credit system
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First female superintendent of a school district
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Provides federal funds for extensional services and land grants for universities.
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Provides funding for agricultural and vocational education. It is repealed in 1997
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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.
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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.
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The SAT is a standardized test based on the Army Alpha test
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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.
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First successful desegregation case. Mexican American students begin to be integrated.
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This initiated many public works progress but also focused on building schools all over America.
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Signed by FDR this Act started the regulation of child labor and also set a minimal wage.
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This scoring scale began to help teachers identify which students need special education
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With the United States joining the Allies in 1941 there was a change on the homefront. Rationing was campaigned throughout the nation.
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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
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Changes the costs of transportation for students to schools
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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.
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Supreme Court rules that schools cannot be released during the school day to participate in religious education in their public school classrooms.
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First board of education elected.
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One of the series of cases. Rules that separation of color in schools is unequal. One step closer for equality in education.
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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
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STEM encouraged in American education. Increase of funding into foreign language and STEM programs in education
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