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The Colonial Education
https://www.landofthebrave.info/colonial-education.htm
Mostly boys weer taught, usually upper class or middle class. Usually religion based. there were Dame schools that were taught at the home of the teacher and focused a lot on bettering behavior. -
Jefferson, Rush and Webster
http://htomblinson.weebly.com/blogs/comparison-of-the-educational-plans-of-jefferson-rush-and-webster
Thomas Jefferson, Noah Webster, and Benjamin Rush all believed America was in need of an education reform.
Jefferson believed all should have an education. Rush believed that women should also have some kind of education. Webster believed that we needed to stop educating people on dead languages and teach them our own language. -
Hoarse Mann
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Horace-Mann
Horace Mann went to many schools and kept a Common School Journal stating the conditions of the school. Mann believed that education should be free to all children and that the public should pay for it. -
Catherine Beecher (Female Education)
http://www.librarycompany.org/women/portraits/beecher.htm Catherine Beecher believed in women getting an education. She also pushed for teachers to mostly be female. -
Immigration
Immigration was very popular in the late 19th century. Schools at that time focused on Americanizing the immigrants. they forced them to speak only English and to learn american history and culture. SOme adults would go to school to learn to read and write in English. -
Committee of Ten
the Committee of Ten created standards that had to be taught in schools. This also added subjects not taught before such as sciences. -
The Gary Plan MOST IMPORTANT
Gary, Indiana was one of the first cities to use the progressive method of education. This means exercising the mind and the body, or learning by doing. The students moved from class to class. they had many different classes for many different activities such as, swimming, nature art. -
John Dewey
http://www.iep.utm.edu/dewey/
John Dewy believed that education should be more than just learning but also doing also known as Progressive education -
Brown Vs. Board of Education MOST IMPORTANT
http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/history-brown-v-board-education-re-enactment Oliver Brown tries to send his Daughter to an all white school, when the schools refuse to enroll her, her father takes it to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court ruled that segregation will be banned in all schools and children can go to any schools they choose. Though it was now legal for children to go to any school most blacks stayed in all black schools until 1964. -
The Civil Rights Act MOST IMPORTANT
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a law stating that all schools needed to be integrated in ordered to get funded by the government. Segragation in schools was already banned due to Brown Vs,. Board of Educaton in 1954 however it was not enforced. The Civil Rights Act made integration mandatory.. https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2015/07/02/day-history-president-lyndon-b-johnson-signed-civil-rights-act-1964 -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 1965
This law made it so everyone of all income can receive a quality education.
https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/education/elementary-and-secondary-education-act-of-1965/ -
Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act, 1975 MOST IMPORTANT
http://www.parentcenterhub.org/idea/ http://www.washington.edu/doit/what-individuals-disabilities-education-act This law made it so that children with disabilities got a free public education like other children their age. This law protected the rights of children and their families. this law also ensured the necessary services for the children with disabilities. -
A Nation at Risk IMPORTANT
A Nation at Risk put the Standards Movement underway. The movement helped emphasis student learning by making more requirements for teachers and higher academic expectations and higher graduation requirements . It also created longer school days. https://www2.ed.gov/pubs/NatAtRisk/risk.html -
School Choice Movement: Charter Schools, Vouchers
This allowed parents to pick whatever school works for their children's needs or the parents wants for their child. These schools could be public school,private schools, charter schools, or home school.
dates uncertain but 1989 was when the first vouchers were created
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No Child Left Behind 2001 MOST IMPORTANT
No Child Left Behind was signed by President George W. Bush. This law increased the federal role in holding schools responsible for the children's academic progress. Each state picked the standard they wanted the schools to meet. Each year from grade 3 through 8 the students would take standardized test to see if they met the goals. http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/no-child-left-behind-overview-definition-summary.html
